istikrar

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish استقرار (istiḳrār, “a being or becoming fixed or established, a settling”), from Arabic اِسْتِقْرَار (istiqrār, “confirmation, ratification, settling down”), verbal noun of اِسْتَقَرَّ (istaqarra, “to be invariable, to normalize, to be fixed, to take up residence, to abide”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /is.ticˈɾaɾ/, (definite accusative) /is.ticˈɾaːɾɯ/ Hyphenation: is‧tik‧rar === Noun === istikrar (definite accusative istikrarı, plural istikrarlar) Keeping a fixed speed, degree etc; consistency, stabilization. Synonyms: kararlılık, stabilizasyon (dated, poetic) Settling down. (economy) stabilization, balance ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “istikrar”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “istikrar”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2237