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hayırlısı

hayırlısı
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By Joy Schreiber

DT: whatever is best

In addition to meaning ‘no’, ‘hayır’ can also mean charity, good deed or a good outcome. ‘Hayırlısı’ is used whenever someone mentions an event with seemingly unfortunate or uncertain result to wish for everything to work out in the end.

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