Meaning

  1. situation; status, condition
  2. grammatical case

Frequency

A1
Etymology

In summary

A 1930’s coinage. Partially replaced hâl and vaziyet. By surface analysis, dur- (“to stand, remain”) + -um. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱃𐰆𐰺𐰢 (turum, “stature, height”).

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