fevkalade

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • fevkalâde

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فوق العاده, from Arabic فَوْق (fawq) and اَلْعَادَة (al-ʕāda), equivalent to fevk +‎ âdet. Compare Azerbaijani fövqəladə, Crimean Tatar fevqulade, Uzbek favqulodda, Uyghur پەۋقۇلاددە (pewquladde) and Persian فوق‌العاده.

Adjective

fevkalade (archaic)

  1. extraordinary (exceptional, remarkably good)
  2. extraordinary (unusual, not routine)
    • 1936 April 30, Ulusal Birlik, page 1:
      Inglitere kabinesi, bugün fevkalâde bir surrette toplanacak ve Almanya'ya verilecek olan nota, bir defa daha gözden geçirelecektir.
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