"eyvallah" meaning in Turkish

See eyvallah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈej.vaɫ.ɫah/ Forms: eyv [alternative, Internet], eyw [alternative, Internet]
Etymology: Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایوالله (eyvallah), from Arabic اي or ايا + والله (wal-lāhi). The noun is from eyvallah demek (“to accept, to agree to”, literally “to say eyvallah”). Etymology templates: {{inh|tr|ota|ایوالله|tr=eyvallah}} Ottoman Turkish ایوالله (eyvallah) Head templates: {{head|tr|intj}} eyvallah, {{tlb|tr|colloquial}} (colloquial)
  1. thanks Tags: colloquial Synonyms: sağ ol, teşekkür ederim
    Sense id: en-eyvallah-tr-intj-pqJynL9r Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 38 0 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 19 0 7 Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 71 18 0 12
  2. alright, okay Tags: colloquial Synonyms: tamam, olur, peki
    Sense id: en-eyvallah-tr-intj-IBDtKmh0
  3. goodbye Tags: colloquial Synonyms: allahaısmarladık
    Sense id: en-eyvallah-tr-intj-guNaY866

Noun

IPA: /ˈej.vaɫ.ɫah/ Forms: eyvallahı [accusative, definite], eyv [alternative, Internet], eyw [alternative, Internet]
Etymology: Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایوالله (eyvallah), from Arabic اي or ايا + والله (wal-lāhi). The noun is from eyvallah demek (“to accept, to agree to”, literally “to say eyvallah”). Etymology templates: {{inh|tr|ota|ایوالله|tr=eyvallah}} Ottoman Turkish ایوالله (eyvallah) Head templates: {{head|tr|noun|definite accusative|eyvallahı|uncountable|||-|f1request=1|f3request=1|head=|sort=}} eyvallah (definite accusative eyvallahı, uncountable), {{tr-noun|ı|-}} eyvallah (definite accusative eyvallahı, uncountable)
  1. acceptance, approval [with dative] Tags: colloquial, uncountable
    Sense id: en-eyvallah-tr-noun-~~czgvw4
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        "1": "tr",
        "2": "ota",
        "3": "ایوالله",
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      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish ایوالله (eyvallah)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایوالله (eyvallah), from Arabic اي or ايا + والله (wal-lāhi). The noun is from eyvallah demek (“to accept, to agree to”, literally “to say eyvallah”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eyv",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Internet"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyw",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Internet"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "intj"
      },
      "expansion": "eyvallah",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "colloquial"
      },
      "expansion": "(colloquial)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ey",
        "val",
        "lah"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 38 0 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 19 0 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 18 0 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thanks"
      ],
      "id": "en-eyvallah-tr-intj-pqJynL9r",
      "links": [
        [
          "thanks",
          "thanks"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sağ ol"
        },
        {
          "word": "teşekkür ederim"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "alright, okay"
      ],
      "id": "en-eyvallah-tr-intj-IBDtKmh0",
      "links": [
        [
          "alright",
          "alright"
        ],
        [
          "okay",
          "okay"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tamam"
        },
        {
          "word": "olur"
        },
        {
          "word": "peki"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "goodbye"
      ],
      "id": "en-eyvallah-tr-intj-guNaY866",
      "links": [
        [
          "goodbye",
          "goodbye"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "allahaısmarladık"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈej.vaɫ.ɫah/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Arabic"
  ],
  "word": "eyvallah"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish ایوالله (eyvallah)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایوالله (eyvallah), from Arabic اي or ايا + والله (wal-lāhi). The noun is from eyvallah demek (“to accept, to agree to”, literally “to say eyvallah”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "eyvallahı",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyv",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Internet"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyw",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Internet"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "definite accusative",
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        "5": "uncountable",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "-",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f3request": "1",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "eyvallah (definite accusative eyvallahı, uncountable)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ı",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "eyvallah (definite accusative eyvallahı, uncountable)",
      "name": "tr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ey",
        "val",
        "lah"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
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            [
              21,
              29
            ]
          ],
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            [
              18,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Okay, I can still agree to 2,000 lira, but 2,500 lira? Come on!",
          "text": "Hadi 2,000 liraya da eyvallah, ama 2,500 lira nedir?",
          "translation": "Okay, I can still agree to 2,000 lira, but 2,500 lira? Come on!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "acceptance, approval"
      ],
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
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          },
          "expansion": "[with dative]",
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            "tags": [
              "dative"
            ]
          },
          "name": "+obj"
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "acceptance",
          "acceptance"
        ],
        [
          "approval",
          "approval"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "acceptance, approval [with dative]"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈej.vaɫ.ɫah/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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  ],
  "word": "eyvallah"
}
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    "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Turkish interjections",
    "Turkish lemmas",
    "Turkish nouns",
    "Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
    "Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish",
    "Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation"
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایوالله (eyvallah), from Arabic اي or ايا + والله (wal-lāhi). The noun is from eyvallah demek (“to accept, to agree to”, literally “to say eyvallah”).",
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      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Internet"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyw",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Internet"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "tr",
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      },
      "expansion": "eyvallah",
      "name": "head"
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      },
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  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "thanks"
      ],
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        [
          "thanks",
          "thanks"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "sağ ol"
        },
        {
          "word": "teşekkür ederim"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "alright, okay"
      ],
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        [
          "alright",
          "alright"
        ],
        [
          "okay",
          "okay"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "tamam"
        },
        {
          "word": "olur"
        },
        {
          "word": "peki"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "goodbye"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "goodbye",
          "goodbye"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "allahaısmarladık"
        }
      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈej.vaɫ.ɫah/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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  ],
  "word": "eyvallah"
}

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    "Turkish nouns",
    "Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایوالله (eyvallah), from Arabic اي or ايا + والله (wal-lāhi). The noun is from eyvallah demek (“to accept, to agree to”, literally “to say eyvallah”).",
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        "accusative",
        "definite"
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      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Internet"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyw",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Internet"
      ]
    }
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        "6": "",
        "7": "",
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          "english": "Okay, I can still agree to 2,000 lira, but 2,500 lira? Come on!",
          "text": "Hadi 2,000 liraya da eyvallah, ama 2,500 lira nedir?",
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "acceptance, approval"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈej.vaɫ.ɫah/"
    }
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