abide

Meaning

  1. something of monumental importance
  2. monument

abi

colloquial form of ağabey: elder brother

Synonyms

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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