ihtimalî
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish احتمالی, from Arabic اِحْتِمَالِيّ (iḥtimāliyy). By surface analysis, ihtimal (“possibility”) + -i (nisba suffix).
Adjective
ihtimalî(archaic)
- synonym of muhtemel
- synonym of belkili
Further reading
- “ihtimalî”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “ihtimalî”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı