temenni

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تمنی (temenni, “a desiring in one's heart and mind, an asking for, a requesting”), from Arabic تَمَنٍّ (tamannin), verbal noun of تَمَنَّى (tamannā, “to wish for, to desire”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /te.menˈniː/ Hyphenation: te‧men‧ni === Noun === temenni (definite accusative temenniyi, plural temenniler) An act of wishing for something to come true. A wish, desire, request. Synonyms: dilek, istek ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “temenni”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “temenni”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4720