bir zaman

Meaning

1. in the past, once, formerly
2. some indeterminate length of time

Hyphenated as

bir‧za‧man

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbiɾ.za.man/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر زمان (bir zaman), from بر (bir) and زمان (zaman), equivalent to bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) + zaman (“time”).

Sentences

Kati olarak ne bir zaman , ne de bir yer tayin etmiş değillerdi.

They had not definitively appointed a time or a place.