muvaffak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish موفق (müvaffak, “successful through divine guidance”), from Arabic مُوَفَّق (muwaffaq), passive participle of وَفَّقَ (waffaqa, “(for God) to grant someone success”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muvafak/, /muaffak/
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Adjective

muvaffak (archaic)

  1. successful (resulting in success)
    • 1934 September 13, “Üniversitenin yeni imtihan talimatnamesi”, in Hamimiyeti Milliye, page 3:
      İmtihanlar biri tahrirî, diğeri şifahî olmak üzere iki devre yapılacak ve birinde muvaffak olmıyan talebe diğerine giremiyecektir.
      The exams will be conducted in two stages, one written and the other oral, and students who fail one stage will not be able to take the other.
      (literally, “are not successful”)

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