abide
Meaning
- something of monumental importance
- monument
abi
colloquial form of ağabey: elder brother
Synonyms
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑː.biˈde/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آبده (ābide), from Arabic آبِدة (ʔābida), from آبِد (ʔābid), active participle of أَبَدَ (ʔabada). The sense of monument first attested around 1908 with respect to the Monument of Liberty (Âbide-i Hürriyet) then under construction in Istanbul.
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