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acaba.

Used to add a meaning of curiosity, indecision or doubt, and sometimes courtesy. Roughly equivalent to “I wonder (if/whether)”, “Would you please...”, “May I...”, "by any chance".

5 characters3 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈɑ.d͡ʒɑ.bɑː/
  1. Used to add a meaning of curiosity, indecision or doubt, and sometimes courtesy. Roughly equivalent to “I wonder (if/whether)”, “Would you please...”, “May I...”, "by any chance".

    Bana ne hediye aldı acaba?
    Bu sınavı acaba geçebilir miyim?
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish عجبا (ʿacaba), from Arabic عَجَبًا (ʕajaban), adverbial accusative of عَجَب (ʕajab, “astonishment, wonder, amazement”).

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