ant içmek

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • (archaic) and içmek

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آند ایچمك (and içmek). Morphologically ant (“a drink of kumis and blood used in ancient Turkic oath-taking ceremonies”) +‎ içmek (“to drink”).

Verb

ant içmek (third-person singular simple present ant içer)

  1. to swear, to take an oath, to promise
    • 1964 March 11, “Kıbrısta ¨İç savaş¨ şiddetlendi [Civil war in Cyprus intensifies]”, in Akşam, page 1:
      Rum çetecileri ve polisleri havan toplarıyla minareleri yıkıyorlar. Muhasara altındaki Türkler teslim olmamak için and içtiler.
      Greek bandits and police demolish minarets with mortar fire. Besieged Turks swore not to surrender.

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