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var.

there is, there are (not a verb)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

adj/vɑɾ/[vɑ̈ɾ̞̊]/ˈvɑːɾ/[vɑ̈́ːɾ]

  1. there is, there are (not a verb)

    not-comparable
    İstanbul'da bir kervansaray var.
    Yediye yirmi beş var.

  2. it exists

    not-comparable
    Düşünüyorum, öyleyse varım
    Pirinç var mı? — Evet, var.

  3. Expressing possession, equivalent of have.

    not-comparable
    İki teyzem ve bir dayım var.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وار (var), from Old Anatolian Turkish وار (var), from Proto-Turkic *bār. Compare Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺 (b¹r¹ /⁠bar⁠/).

noun/vɑɾ/[vɑ̈ɾ̞̊]/ˈvɑːɾ/[vɑ̈́ːɾ]

  1. everything one has

  2. belongings, possession, wealth

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وار (var), from Old Anatolian Turkish وار (var), from Proto-Turkic *bār. Compare Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺 (b¹r¹ /⁠bar⁠/).

intj/vɑɾ/[vɑ̈ɾ̞̊]

  1. go ahead

    var, dediğini yap

  2. An expression of encouragement of the following verb, go ahead

  3. scram, go away, get out, piss off

    Niğde
det/vɑɾ/[vɑ̈ɾ̞̊]/ˈvɑːɾ/[vɑ̈́ːɾ]

  1. every, all

    dated · literary
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وار (var), from Old Anatolian Turkish وار (var), from Proto-Turkic *bār. Compare Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺 (b¹r¹ /⁠bar⁠/).

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