adı üstünde

a‧dı‧üs‧tün‧de

From ad (“name, title”) + -ı (possessive suffix) + üst (“top, upper”) + -ü (possessive suffix) + -(n)de (locative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally “its name is on it”.

-de<alt:-(n)de><pos:locative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant>

Çünkü adı üstünde o bir çocuk ve çocuk gibi gördüğünü yapar.

Because he is, as the name suggests, a child and does what he sees as a child would.

İstisnalar elbette vardır, ama adı üstünde onlar birer istisnadır.

Exceptions indeed exist, but, as their name would suggest, they are exceptions.

Bilmeniz gerektiği kadarını biliyorsunuz işte. Yaptığım işler, ailem... Özel hayatımı deşifre etmeyi sevmiyorum, adı üstünde özel. Bu bilinçli bir tercih.

2023 April 2, ‘Özel hayatımı deşifre etmeyi sevmiyorum, adı üstünde özel’, İstanbul: Hürriyet:

You know as much as you need to know, anyways. The work I do, my family... I don't like exposing my private life, it's in the name, private. This is a conscious choice.

Used to indicate that the name of a thing is self-explanatory or self-describing, that it suggests the qualities or attributes it displays.


tıpkı

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طبقی (ṭıbḳı), from Arabic طِبْقًا (ṭibqan), adverbial accusative of طِبْق (ṭibq, “thing that matches in form”), it is uncertain if it is derived with the Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba suffix) or Turkish -ı (possessive suffix).


zerrece

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ذرهجه (zerrece), from ذره (zerre), equivalent to zerre (“a tiny particle, iota”) + -ce.

a little bit, in a very small amount or degree

(negative or question sentences) any, at all


çepeçevre

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چپ چوره (çepe çevre), from چوره (çevre), possibly equivalent to a reduplication of çevre (“circumference; environment”).

reduplication

In a way to surround all sides, all around.


omuz omuza

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اوموز اوموزه (omuz omuza), from اوموز (omuz), equivalent to omuz (“shoulder”) + omuz + -a (dative suffix), literally “shoulder to shoulder”.

inh

اوموز اوموزه

inh+

اوموز اوموزه

af

(of people) Standing very tightly next to each other.


şüphesiz

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شبههسز (şübhesiz, şüpesiz), from شبهه (şübhe, şüpe), equivalent to şüphe (“doubt, suspicion”) + -siz (without, -less).


sırtüstü

From sırt (“back, dorsum”) + üst (“top, upper”) + -ü (possessive suffix).

In supine position, lying on one's back.


uzaktan yakından

From uzak (“far, distant”) + -tan (ablative suffix) + yakın (“close, near”) + -dan (ablative suffix), literally “from far, from near”.

Sonra da bu işe uzaktan yakından dâhil olan herkesi öldüreceğim.

Then I will kill everyone who is involved in this affair in any way, shape, or form.

in any way, shape, or form
in any way, shape, or form

(figuratively) in any way, shape, or form


kat kat

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قات قات (ḳat ḳat), from قات (ḳat), equivalent to reduplication of kat (“layer; multiplication; floor, storey”). Cognates with Azerbaijani qat-qat, Bashkir ҡат-ҡат (qat-qat), Kazakh қат-қат (qat-qat), Kyrgyz кат-кат (kat-kat), Tatar кат-кат (qat-qat), qat-qat, Turkmen gat-gat, Uyghur قاتار-قاتار (qatar-qatar, “row after row”), Uzbek qat-qat.

cog

Avrupa Uzay Ajansı (ESA) Başkanı Josef Aschbacher iklim değişikliğinin ekonomik hasarının, Avrupa'nın şu anda yaşadığı enerji krizinden kat kat fazla olacağını söyledi.

2022 August 11, Avrupa Uzay Ajansı: İklim değişikliğinin ekonomik hasarı enerji krizinden kat kat fazla olacak, BBC News Türkçe:

European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher states that the economic damage from climate change will be many times more than the energy crisis Europe is going through at the moment.

(comparative) many times as much, by far


külliyen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كلیاً (külliyen), from Arabic كُلِّيًّا (kulliyyan), adverbial accusative of كُلِّيّ (kulliyy), from كُلّ (kull, “each, every, whole, all”) + ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba suffix).


zerre kadar

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ذره قدر (zerre ḳadar), from ذره (zerre), equivalent to zerre (“a tiny particle, iota”) + kadar (“as much as”). Cognates with Azerbaijani zərrə qədər, Turkmen zerre gadar, Uzbek zarra qadar.


günü gününe

gü‧nü‧gü‧nü‧ne

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گونی گوننه (günü gününe), from گون (gün), equivalent to gün (“day”) + -ü (possessive suffix) + gün + -ü (possessive suffix) + -(n)e (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant).

af

-e<alt:-(n)e><pos:dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant><id:dative>

On the very day, the selfsame day that was agreed upon, without delay.


basitçe

In a simple and straightforward manner; simply.


bir an

From bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) + an (“moment, instant”).

bir<gloss:a, one, indefinite determiner>

(figuratively) for a moment, momentarily


zararına

From zarar (“damage, loss”) + -ı (possessive suffix) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant).

-e<alt:-(n)a><pos:dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant>

(of a trade, sale, business exchange) at a loss, while incuring a loss

sale; business exchange; sale; business exchange

Oyun teorisi, bir katılımcının kazancının ötekinin zararına olduğu yarışmaları çözümlemek için geliştirilmiştir.

Game theory was developed to analyze games where one participant's gains are at the expense of another.

(of an action, statement, expression) To the detriment of, at the expense of, with the aim to hurt someone.

statement; expression; statement; expression


kıt kanaat

From kıt (“scarce, insufficient”) + kanaat (“contentment, making do with”).

kanaat<gloss:contentment, making do with>

(idiomatic) In poverty, scarcity, hand-to-mouth, scantly.


adam başı

From adam (“man; human being, person”) + baş (“head”) + -ı (possessive suffix), literally “(per) man's head”.

Alternative form of adam başına; per person, per capita


cümleten

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جملةً (cümleten), from Arabic جُمْلَةً (jumlatan) adverbial accusative of جُمْلَة (jumla, “series, whole range, collectivity”).


kişi başına

ki‧şi‧ba‧şı‧na

From kişi (“person, human individual”) + baş (“head”) + -ı (possessive suffix) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally “(per) person's head”.

af

-e<alt:-(n)a><pos:dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant>


nispeten

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نسبةً (nisbeten), from Arabic نِسْبَةً (nisbatan) adverbial accusative of نِسْبَة (nisba, “connection, relation, ratio”), verbal noun of نَسَبَ (nasaba).


aç açına

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آج آجنه (ac acına), from آج (ac, aç), equivalent to aç (“hungry”) + aç + -ı (possessive suffix) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant).

af

(idiomatic) on an empty stomach, without having eaten


topyekûn

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طوپ یكون (top yekûn, “a sum total”), from طوپ (top) and Arabic يَكُنْ (yakun), from كَانَ (kāna, “to be, to exist”).


diri diri

Reduplication of diri (“alive, living”).


baş aşağı

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish باش آشاغی (baş aşağı), from باش (baş) + آشاغی (aşağı), equivalent to baş (“head”) + aşağı (“down, downwards”), literally “head downwards”.

com

باش (baş) + آشاغی (aşağı)

af

In a way that the top or head is at the bottom; upside down, inverted.


haksız yere

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حقسز یره (ḥaḳsız yere), from حق (ḥaḳ) and یر (yer), equivalent to hak (“right, justice, truth”) + -sız (without, -less) + yer (“place, ground”) + -e (dative suffix).


adam başına

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آدم باشنه (adam başına), from آدم (adam) and باش (baş), equivalent to adam (“man; human being, person”) + baş (“head”) + -ı (possessive suffix) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally “(per) man's head”. Cognates with Azerbaijani adam başına, Bashkir әҙәм башына (əźəm başına), Crimean Tatar adam başına, Karachay-Balkar адам башына (adam başına), Kazakh адам басына (adam basyna), Kyrgyz адам башына (adam başına), Tatar адәм башына (adäm başına), Turkmen adam başyna, Uyghur ئادەم بېشىغا (adem bëshigha), Uzbek odam boshiga.

cog

Bashkir әҙәм башына (əźəm başına)

ئادەم بېشىغا


aceleten

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عجلةً (ʿaceleten), from Arabic عَجَلَةً (ʕajalatan) adverbial accusative of عَجَلَة (ʕajala), from عَجِلَ (ʕajila, “to hurry”).

inh+

In an urgent manner; urgently, promptly, without delay.


kazara

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قضارا (ḳażārā), from Persian قضارا (qazârâ), from Arabic قَضَاء (qaḍāʔ, “divine will or decree, providence, destiny”).

der

by accident, accidentally, unintentionally


tesadüfen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تصادفاً (tesādüfen), from Arabic تَصَادُفًا (taṣādufan) adverbial accusative of تَصَادُف (taṣāduf, “coincidence”), verbal noun of تَصَادَفَ (taṣādafa, “to meet by chance”). Compare Uzbek tasodifan, Uyghur تاسادىپەن (tasadipen) and Azerbaijani təsadüfən.

inh+

Travnik benim tesadüfen keşfettiğim bir şehir.

Travnik is a city I discovered as a result of a coincidence.

by chance, as a result of a coincidence, accidentally


acilen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عاجلاً (ʿācilen), from Arabic عَاجِلًا (ʕājilan) adverbial accusative of عَاْجِل (ʕājil), from عَجِلَ (ʕajila, “to hurry”).


ivedilikle

From Ottoman Turkish ایویدیلك (ivedilik, “haste”), from ایویدی (ivedi, ividi, “hasty”), from ایومك (ivmek, “to hurry”), equivalent to ivedi (“hasty, quick”) + -lik + -le (instrumental suffix), ultimately from ivmek.


başa baş

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish باشه باش (başa baş), from باش (baş), equivalent to baş (“head”) + -a (dative suffix) + baş, literally “head to head”.

af

Without either competing parties getting a lead on the other; neck and neck.


yarı yarıya

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یاری یاری یه (yarı yarıya), from یاری (yarı), equivalent to yarı (“half”) + yarı + -(y)a (dative suffix with "y" as buffer consonant), literally “half to half”.

inh

یاری یاری یه

inh+

یاری یاری یه

af

-e<alt:-(y)a><pos:dative suffix with "y" as buffer consonant>


ivedi

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایویدی (ivedi, ividi), from ایومك (ivmek), from Proto-Turkic *ēb- (“to hurry”), equivalent to ivmek, but suffix structure is unclear.


kendince

From kendi (“self, one's own”) + -n (3rd P. Sg. possessive suffix) + -ce.

af

-in<alt:-n><pos:3rd P. Sg. possessive suffix>

Sanatçının yapıtlarında kendince kullandığı kübist üslup, sanat eleştirmenleri tarafından çok da başarılı bulunmamaktadır.

The cubist style the artist employs in their own way in their works is not actually found that successful by art critics.

In one's own way, opinion or mind, according to them.


kazaen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قضاءً (ḳażāen), from Arabic قَضَاءً (qaḍāʔan), adverbial accusative of قَضَاء (qaḍāʔ, “divine will or decree, providence, destiny”).

inh+

(dated) by accident, accidentally, unintentionally

(dated) randomly, coincidentally, by chance


teklifsiz

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تكلیفسز (teklifsiz), from تكلیف (teklif), equivalent to teklif (“offer, proposal, suggestion”) + -siz (without, -less), literally “without offer”.


kolayca

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قولایجه (ḳolayca), from قولای (ḳolay), equivalent to kolay (“easy”) + -ca.


vekâleten

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وكالةً (vekāleten), from Arabic وِكَالَةً (wikālatan) adverbial accusative of وِكَالَة (wikāla, “agency, proxy”).


alt tarafı

From Ottoman Turkish آلت طرف (alt taraf, “the place or part lower down; the sequel of a thing, continuation”), from آلت (alt) and طرف (taraf), equivalent to alt (“lower, below, bottom”) + taraf (“side, face”) + -ı (possessive suffix), literally “the lower or bottom side”.

af

Alt tarafı bir çiçek koklayıp, bir hayvan sahiplenip, birkaç insan tanıyıp, sevip gidecektik bu dünyadan. Nasıl kötü bir zamana denk geldi ömrümüz?

We were just going to smell a flower, adopt an animal, meet a few people, love and leave this world. How did our lives coincide with such a terrible time period?

Dayakçı kızlardan birinin babası ise olayı, "Çoluk çocuk kavgası, çocuklar arasında problem. Alt tarafı bir iki kere kavga etmişler” diyerek savundu.

2020 February 8, Dayakçı kızlar yine serbest kaldı! Babadan ‘pes’ dedirten savunma, İstanbul: CNN Türk:

One of the attacker girls' father defended the incident saying "It's a kid's fight, a problem between the kids. They just fought a couple times."

(figuratively) Used to represent a person, thing, event, situation etc. as lesser than what they seem or what they are; just, only


dostane

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دوستانه (dostāne), from Persian دوستانه (dustâne).


bir solukta

From bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) + soluk (“breath”) + -ta (locative suffix), literally “in one breath”.

af

(figuratively) very quickly, lightning fast


kalben

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قلباً (ḳalben), from Arabic قَلْبًا (qalban) adverbial accusative of قَلْب (qalb, “the heart”).


naçizane

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ناچیزانه (nāçizāne), from Persian ناچیزانه (nâčizâne), from ناـ (nâ-, un-, non-, -less) + چیز (čiz, “thing, matter”) + ـانه (-âne, adjective forming suffix).

af

نا#Prefix_2
<alt:ناـ><pos:un-, non-, -less>

ـانه#Suffix_2
<pos:adjective forming suffix>

(poetic) presumingly, presumptuously, humbly


hunharca

As befitting someone who is bloodthirsty; bloodthirstily, violently, brutally.


acımasızca

From acı- (“to have mercy, to pity”) + -ma (verbal noun suffix) + -sız (without, -less) + -ca.

acımak<alt:acı-><gloss:to have mercy, to pity>


sahiden

From sahi (“really, indeed”) + -dan (ablative suffix).


zalimce

From zalim (“cruel, tyrannical, bully”) + -ce.


kurnazca

From kurnaz (“clever, cunning, sly”) + -ca.


sözüm ona

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سوزم اوكا (sözüm oña, “present company excepted”), from سوز (söz), equivalent to söz (“phrase, saying”) + o (3rd P. Sg. pronoun) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally “my phrase is directed at them, I'm referring to them”.

af

(idiomatic, used in contempt) supposedly, allegedly


peyderpey

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پی در پی (pey der pey), from Persian پای (pây, “foot”) and در (dar, “at, in, within”).


ayaküstü

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آیاق اوستی (ayaḳ üstü), from آیاق (ayaḳ) and اوست (üst), equivalent to ayak (“foot”) + üst (“top, upper”) + -ü (possessive suffix).


aheste aheste

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آهسته آهسته (āheste āheste), from Persian آهسته (âheste), equivalent to reduplication of aheste (“slow”).

inh+

Alma mazlumun ahını, çıkar aheste aheste.

Avoid the curse of the oppressed, it will befall slowly (but eventually).


isteksizce

From iste- (“to want, to desire”) + -k (participle suffix) + -siz (without, -less) + -ce.

af

istemek<alt:iste-><gloss:to want, to desire>


sayıca

with regard to numbers, number-wise, numerically


ilaveten

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish علاوةً (ʿilāveten), from Arabic عِلَاوَةً (ʕilāwatan) adverbial accusative of عِلَاوَة (ʕilāwa, “addition”).


veresiye

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ویرهسی (viresi, veresi), or ویرهسی یه (viresiye, veresiye), from ویرمك (virmek, vermek), equivalent to ver- (“to give, to deliver”) + -esiye (“adverbial suffix”).

af

vermek<alt:ver-><gloss:to give, to deliver>

Not upfront; to be paid later, on credit, on tick.


devren

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دوراً (devren), from Arabic دَوْرًا (dawran) adverbial accusative of دَوْر (dawr, “turn, rotation”), verbal noun of دَارَ (dāra).

inh+

(of a sale or lease) by way of transfer, with all fixtures included


samimiyetle

From samimiyet (“sincerity”) + -le (instrumental suffix), equivalent to samimiyet + ile.


ailece

with the whole family, as a family, en famille


gani gani

Reduplication of gani (“a lot, plentiful”).


pratikte

From pratik (“practice, practical application”) + -te (locative suffix).

af

Not in theory; in practice, in application.


yazlı kışlı

yaz‧lı‧kış‧lı

From yaz (“summer”) + -lı + kış (“winter”) + -lı.


ebediyen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ابدیاً (ebediyyen), from Arabic أَبَدِيًّا (ʔabadiyyan) adverbial accusative of أَبَدِيّ (ʔabadiyy, “eternal”), from أَبَد (ʔabad, “eternity”) + ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba suffix).


düşe kalka

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دوشه قالقه (düşe ḳalḳa), from دوشمك (düşmek) and قالقمق (ḳalḳmaḳ), equivalent to düş- (“to fall”) + -e (adverbial suffix) + kalk- (“to get up”) + -a (adverbial suffix), literally “by falling and getting up”.

af

(idiomatic) with difficulty, by fits and starts, fitfully

Karamsar tiplerle düşe kalka bir bakmışsınız ki sizde hayata karamsarlık penceresinden bakıyorsunuz.

2023 March 21, Feyza YÖNDEM, “Archived copy”, in HAYATINIZIN KALİTESİNİ, HAYATINIZDAKİ İNSANLARIN KALİTESİ BELİRLER, Zonguldak: Karadeniz Son Havadis, archived from the original on 2023-05-16:

As you frequently hang out with pessimistic types, before you know it, you, too, are looking at life through the window of pessimism.

(idiomatic, usually negative connotations) by hanging out frequently, as one spends a lot of time with (someone)


yaz kış

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یاز قیش (yaz ḳış), from یاز (yaz) + قیش (ḳış), equivalent to yaz (“summer”) + kış (“winter”).

af

یاز (yaz) + قیش (ḳış)


ekseriyetle

From ekseriyet (“majority, multitude”) + -le (instrumental suffix), equivalent to ekseriyet + ile.


dörtnala

From Ottoman Turkish درت نعل (dört nʿal, “at full gallop, by making the animal run”), from درت (dört) and نعل (nʿal), equivalent to dört (“four”) + nal (“horseshoe”) + -a (dative suffix), literally “on/with four horseshoes”.

af

(idiomatic, for a mount animal) at full gallop, at the fastest gait


topu topu

Reduplication of topu, from top (“anything rounded up, balled up; whole, complete; ball”) + -u (possessive suffix), literally “all of it”.

top<gloss:anything rounded up, balled up; whole, complete; ball>

Generally to indicate the thing in question is little in amount; in total, in all, all in all


birer ikişer

From bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) + -er (distributive suffix) + iki (“two”) + -(ş)er (distributive suffix with "ş" as buffer consonant).

-er<alt:-(ş)er><pos:distributive suffix with "ş" as buffer consonant><id:distributive>


vaktiyle

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وقتیله (vaḳtiyle), from وقت (vaḳt, vaḳit), equivalent to vakit (“time”) + -i (possessive suffix) + -yla (instrumental suffix).


kanunen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قانیناً (ḳānunen), from Arabic قَانُونًا (qānūnan) adverbial accusative of قَانُون (qānūn, “law”).


anadan doğma

From ana (“mother, (by extension) main, essential”) + -dan (ablative suffix) + doğ- (“to be born”) + -ma (verbal noun suffix), literally “as one was born from their mother”.

af

ana<gloss:mother, (by extension) main, essential>

Bornozunu çıkardı ve anadan doğma havuza girdi.

She took off her bathrobe and went into the pool completely naked.

naked as the day one was born
naked as the day one was born

(figuratively) naked as the day one was born, in one's birthday suit; completely naked

Hiç aşık olmamış birine aşkı anlatmak, anadan doğma kör birine yakamozların güzelliğini anlatmaya benzer.

Describing love to someone who's never fallen in love is like describing the beauty of the moonlight's reflection off the sea to someone who is blind since birth.


göğüs göğüse

head

göğüs göğüse

tr-adv

göğüs göğüse

gö‧ğüs‧gö‧ğü‧se

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گوگس گوگسه (göğüs göğüse), from گوگس (göks, gögs, göğüs), equivalent to göğüs (“chest, breast”) + göğüs + -e (dative suffix), literally “chest to chest”.

inh

göğüs göğüse

inh+

göğüs göğüse

af

(figuratively) very closely faceing one another, face to face, at close quarters


sıcağı sıcağına

sı‧ca‧ğı‧sı‧ca‧ğı‧na

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صیجاغی صیجاغینه (ṣıcaġı ṣıcaġına), from صیجاق (sıcaḳ), equivalent to sıcak (“hot, warm”) + -ı (possessive suffix) + sıcak + -ı (possessive suffix) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant).

inh

صیجاغی صیجاغینه

ṣıcaġı ṣıcaġına

inh+

صیجاغی صیجاغینه

ṣıcaġı ṣıcaġına

af

-e<alt:-(n)a><pos:dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant>

while the iron is hot
strike while the iron is hot

(figuratively) right away, without delay, immediately, while the iron is hot


tepeden tırnağa

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تپهدن طرناغه, or تپهدن طیرناغه (tepeden ṭırnaġa) from تپه (tepe) and طرناق (ṭırnaḳ), equivalent to tepe (“top, crown; hill”) + -den (ablative suffix) + tırnak (“nail (finger or toe)”) + -a (dative suffix), literally “from the top to the nail”.

inh

تپهدن طرناغه

inh+

تپهدن طرناغه

af

(figuratively) completely, wholly, from top to bottom, from top to toe


açıkçası

From açık (“open, clear, overt”) + -ça + -(s)ı (possessive suffix with "s" as buffer consonant).

-i<alt:-(s)ı><pos:possessive suffix with "s" as buffer consonant><id:possessive>


alçakça

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آلچاقجه (alçaḳca), from آلچاق (alçaḳ), equivalent to alçak (“low, not high; immoral, dishonorable”) + -ça.

af

alçak<gloss:low, not high; immoral, dishonorable>

dishonorably, befitting someone low and mean


dilden dile

From dil (“tongue; language”) + -den (ablative suffix) + dil + -e (dative suffix), literally “from tongue to tongue.”.

(figuratively, for a story, rumor etc. to pass on) orally, verbally


burun buruna

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بورون بورونه (burun buruna), from بورون (burun), equivalent to burun (“nose”) + burun + -a (dative suffix), literally “nose to nose”.

inh

بورون بورونه

inh+

بورون بورونه

af

(figuratively) very closely facing each other, vis-à-vis, face to face


açık açık

Reduplication of açık (“open, clear, overt”).

rdp

without withholding anything, without mincing one's words, bluntly


esasen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اساساً (esāsen), from Arabic أَسَاسًا (ʔasāsan) adverbial accusative of أَسَاس (foundation, basis).


acep

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عجب (ʿaceb), from Arabic عَجَب (ʕajab, “wonder, marvel”), verbal noun of عَجِبَ (ʕajiba, “to wonder”).

(colloquial, now standard) Alternative form of acaba.


saat başı

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ساعت باشی (saʿat başı), from ساعت (saʿat) and باش (baş), equivalent to saat (“hour”) + baş (“head; beginning”) + -ı (possessive suffix).

af

(figuratively) very frequently, nonstop, incessantly


doğma büyüme

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طوغمه بیومه (doġma büyüme), from طوغمق (doġmaḳ) and بیومك (büyümek), equivalent to doğ- (“to be born”) + -ma (verbal noun suffix) + büyü- (“to grow, to become large, to age”) + -me (verbal noun suffix).

af

büyümek<alt:büyü-><gloss:to grow, to become large, to age>


peşi peşine

From peş (“behind, back, rear”) + -i (possessive suffix) + peş + -i (possessive suffix) + -(n)e (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant).

Alternative form of peş peşe; back to back, one after the other, in a row


peş peşe

From peş (“behind, back, rear”) + peş + -e (dative suffix).

back to back, one after the other, in a row


bata çıka

From bat- (“to sink, to dive”) + -a (adverbial suffix) + çık- (“to rise, to ascend, to come up or out”) + -a (adverbial suffix), literally “by sinking and coming up”.

batmak<alt:bat-><gloss:to sink, to dive>

çıkmak<alt:çık-><gloss:to rise, to ascend, to come up or out>

(idiomatic) (of movement) with difficulty, by fits and starts, fitfully


inadına

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عنادینه (ʿinādına), from عناد (ʿinād), equivalent to inat (“obstinacy, stubbornness”) + -ı (possessive suffix) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant).

af

for spite, out of obstinacy, obstinately


tükel

From Proto-Turkic *tüke- (“to come to an end”) + *-il.

inh

(dialectal) completely, entirely, wholly


arka arkaya

From arka (“back, behind, rear”) + arka + -(y)a (dative suffix with "y" as buffer consonant).


âcizane

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عاجزانه (ʿācizāne), from Arabic عَاْجِز (ʕājiz, “weak, feeble, helpless”) + Persian ـانه (-âne, adjectival suffix).


geçenlerde

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كچنلرده (geçenlerde), from كچمك (geçmek), equivalent to geç- (“to pass through, by, into”) + -en (adjectival participle suffix) + -ler (plural suffix) + -de (locative suffix), literally “in the ones that have passed”.

af

geçmek<alt:geç-><gloss:to pass through, by, into>


mantıken

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish منطقاً (mantıken), from Arabic مَنْطِقًا (manṭiqan) adverbial accusative of مَنْطِق (manṭiq).


malulen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish معلولاً (mʿālulen), from Arabic مَعْلُولًا (maʕlūlan) adverbial accusative of مَعْلُول (maʕlūl).


aydan aya

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آیدن آیه (aydan aya), from آی (ay), equivalent to ay (“the Moon; a month”) + -dan (ablative suffix) + ay + -a (dative suffix), literally “from month to month”.


az buçuk

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آز بوچوق or آز بچوق (az buçuḳ), from آز (az) and بچق or بچوق or بوچوق (buçuḳ), equivalent to az (“little, few”) + buçuk (“half”), literally “a little and a half”.


az çok

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آز چوق (az çoḳ), from آز (az) and چوق (çoḳ), equivalent to az (“little, few”) + çok (“much, many”).

inh+

Not too little or few, somewhat, to a degree.


ağızdan ağıza

a‧ğız‧dan‧a‧ğı‧za

From ağız (“mouth”) + -dan (ablative suffix) + ağız + -a (dative suffix), literally “from mouth to mouth”.

af

(idiomatic, for a story, rumor etc. to pass on) orally, verbally


adam yokluğunda

From Ottoman Turkish آدم یوقلغی (adam yoḳluġu, “the lack of able men”), from آدم (adam) and یوقلق (yoḳluḳ), equivalent to adam (“man; human being, person”) + yok (“absent, not present, non-existent”) + -luk + -u (possessive suffix) + -(n)da (locative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally “in the abscence of (proper) man”.

af

yok<gloss:absent, not present, non-existent>

-de<alt:-(n)da><pos:locative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant>

Gol atmayı beceremediği için ... ancak adam yokluğunda o da "kaleye geçmek" şartıyla takımda yer alabilen biri ... olarak çocukluğunu geçirmişti.

2013 December, Fuat Cenk ONAT, chapter 4, in Çividen Mürekkebe: Hep Daha Fazlasını İstediler, Cinius Yayınları, →ISBN, page 48:

As he couldn't manage to score goals, he spent his childhood as someone who could only take part in teams due to lack of players and that with the condition that he "goalkeeps."

lesser of two evils
lesser of two evils#English

(figuratively) Used to indicate the manner a person comes by a position purely due to a lack of better options, that the person in question is most likely unqualified or undesired for the position otherwise; vaguely similar to "lesser of two evils".


adamına göre

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آدمنه كوره (adamına göre), from آدم (adam) and كوره (göre), equivalent to adam (“man; human being, person”) + -ı (possessive suffix) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant) + göre (“depending on”), literally “depending on the person”.

af

(idiomatic) Used to indicate favoristic treatment depending on whom the person is dealing with; preferentially, discriminatorily.


ahlaksızca

From ahlak (“morality, ethics, morals”) + -sız (without, -less) + -ca.


alttan alta

From alt (“the underside, lower, below”) + -tan (ablative suffix) + alt + -a (dative suffix), literally “from below to below”.


aptalca

befitting someone stupid, idiotically, foolishly


balıklama

(diving, for entry) headfirst, with the body in a straight position

(figuratively) without proper thought about; headfirst, headlong, rashly


arkadan arkaya

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آرقهدن آرقهیه (arḳadan arḳaya), from آرقه (arḳa), equivalent to arka (“back, rear, behind”) + -dan (ablative suffix) + arka + -(y)a (dative suffix with "y" as buffer consonant), literally “from behind to behind”.

inh

آرقهدن آرقهیه

inh+

آرقهدن آرقهیه

af

-e<alt:-(y)a><pos:dative suffix with "y" as buffer consonant>


akabinde

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عقبنده (ʿaḳabinde), from عقب (ʿaḳab), equivalent to akap (“heel, end, descendants”) (obsolete by itself) + -i (possessive suffix) + -(n)de (locative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant).

af

akap<gloss:heel, end, descendants><qq:obsolete by itself>

-de<alt:-(n)de><pos:locative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant>

(dated) immediately afterwards, right after, subsequently


arka arka

Reduplication of arka (“back, rear, behind”), inherited from Ottoman Turkish آرقه آرقه (arḳa arḳa), from آرقه (arḳa).


avuç avuç

Reduplication of avuç (“the palm or the cupped state of a hand”), inherited from Ottoman Turkish آوج آوج (avuc avuc), from آوج (avuc) or آوچ (avuç).


giderayak

From git- (“to go, to leave”) + -er (Simple Present suffix) + ayak (“foot”), literally “(with/on) the leaving foot”.

af

-er#Etymology 1 8<pos:Simple Present suffix>

(figurative) while leaving or right about to leave

(figurative) towards the end of a process


fütursuzca

From fütur (“exhaustion, weariness, hopelessness”) + -suz (without, -less) + -ca.

as if there were no tomorrow
as if there were no tomorrow

carelessly, with impunity, as if there were no tomorrow


gafilane

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غافلانه (ġāfilāne), from Arabic غَافِل (ḡāfil, “unaware, inattentive”) + Persian ـانه (-âne, adjectival suffix).


alt alta

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آلت آلته (alt alta), from آلت (alt), equivalent to alt (“the underside, lower, below”) + alt + -a (dative suffix).


geri geri

Reduplication of geri (“backwards, reverse”), inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیرو كیرو, or گری گری (geri geri) from كری (geri).


ömür boyu

From ömür (“lifespan, life”) + boy (“length”) + -u (possessive suffix).


ömür boyunca

From ömür (“lifespan, life”) + boy (“length”) + -unca (adverbial suffix).

Alternative form of ömür boyu; lifelong, for life


ahmakça

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish احمقجه (aḥmaḳca), from احمق (aḥmaḳ), equivalent to ahmak (“stupid, gullible”) + -ça.


önünde sonunda

From ön (“front, beginning”) + -ü (possessive suffix) + -(n)de (locative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant) + son (“end, last, furthermost”) + -u (possessive suffix) + -(n)da (locative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally “at the beginning or at the end”.

af

-de<alt:-(n)da><pos:locative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant>


aval aval

Reduplication of aval, of unknown origin, possibly deteriorated from avanak (regional forms; avalak, avalah, avak), which is from Armenian ավանակ (avanak, “donkey”), but this is not certain.

(slang, generally for looking or staring) stupidly, emptily, like a stuck pig


sessizce

From ses (“sound, noise”) + -siz (without, -less) + -ce.


sersemce

From sersem (“stunned, light-headed; foolish, silly”) + -ce.

sersem<gloss:stunned, light-headed; foolish, silly>


sehven

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سهواً (sehven), from Arabic سَهْوًا (sahwan) adverbial accusative of سَهْو (sahw), from سَهَا (sahā, “to neglect”).

inh+

(archaic) mistakenly, by mistake, inadvertently


serserice

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سرسریجه (serserice), from سرسری (serseri), equivalent to serseri (“punk, vagrant, tramp”) + -ce.


senli benli

From sen (“you”, 2nd P. Sg. pronoun) + -li + ben (“I”, 1st P. Sg. pronoun) + -li, literally “by/with (using) you and I”.


seçmece

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سچمهجه (seçmece), from سچمك (seçmek), equivalent to seç- (“to pick, to choose”) + -me (verbal noun suffix) + -ce.

af

seçmek<alt:seç-><gloss:to pick, to choose>

with the condition of selection, by cherry-picking


ağızdan

From ağız (“mouth”) + -dan (ablative suffix).


adam adama

From adam (“man; human being, person”) + adam + -a (dative suffix), literally “man to man”.


harfiyen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حرفیاً (harfiyyen), from Arabic حَرْفِيًّا (ḥarfiyyan) adverbial accusative of حَرْفِيّ (ḥarfiyy), from
حَرْف (ḥarf, “letter of the alphabet”) + ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba suffix).


adımbaşı

From adım (“a step, pace”) + baş (“head, beginning”) + -ı (possessive suffix), literally “the beginning of a/every step”.

(figuratively) closely, densely placed, on/at every corner


aç biilaç

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اج بیعلاج (ac bi-ilāc), from آج (ac, aç) and بیعلاج (bi-ilāc), from Persian بیـ (bê-, bi-, -less) + Arabic عِلَاج (ʕilāj, “remedy, cure”), equivalent to aç (“hungry”) + biilaç (“remedyless, cureless”).

af

(dated, poetic) In a hungry and uncared-for state.


bu açıdan

From bu (“this”) + açı (“angle”) + -dan (ablative suffix), literally “from this angle”.

from this point of view, in this regard, in view of the aforementioned point


bu bakımdan

From bu (“this”) + bak- (“to look, to view”) + -ım (deverbal nominal suffix) + -dan (ablative suffix), literally “from this view”.

bakmak<alt:bak-><gloss:to look, to view>

-im<alt:-ım><pos:deverbal nominal suffix><id:deverbal nominal>


çılgınca

/t͡ʃɯɫˈɡɯn.d͡ʒa/


bundan böyle

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بوندن بویله (bundan böyle), from بو (bu) and بویله (böyle), equivalent to bu (“this”) + -(n)dan (ablative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant) + böyle (“this way, like this”).

af

-dan<alt:-(n)dan><pos:ablative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant>


istinaden

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish استناداً (istināden), from Arabic اِسْتِنَادًا (istinādan) adverbial accusative of اِسْتِنَاد (istinād), verbal noun of اِسْتَنَدَ (istanada, “to lean on, to rely on”).

der

اِسْتِنَادًا

Kapuçino ve Kapuçin maymunu, Kapusen rahiplerinin kıyafetlerinde kullanılan kahverengi tona istinaden bu şekilde adlandırılmışlardır.

Cappuccino and the Capuchin monkey are named such based on the brown tone used in the cloaks of Capuchin monks.

(dated, with dative) based on, relying on


iyiden iyiye

From iyi (“good, fine”) + -den (ablative suffix) + iyi + -(y)e (dative suffix with "y" as buffer consonant), literally “from good to good”.

af

-e<alt:-(y)e><pos:dative suffix with "y" as buffer consonant><id:dative>


cansiparane

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جانسپارانه (cansiparane), from Persian جان (jân, “soul, life”) + سپار (sepâr, “entrusting, submitting”) + ـانه (-âne, adjectival suffix).

af

(dated) wholeheartedly, selflessly, devotedly


sorgusuz sualsiz

From sorgu (“an act of asking; interrogation”) + -suz (without, -less) + sual (“question, inquiry”) + -siz.

sorgu<gloss:an act of asking; interrogation>

without asking or questioning, unquestioningly, no questions asked


utana sıkıla

From utan- (“to be embarrassed or ashamed”) + -a (adverbial suffix) + sıkıl- (“to be bored, to feel embarrassed”) + -a (adverbial suffix).

utanmak<alt:utan-><gloss:to be embarrassed or ashamed>

sıkılmak<alt:sıkıl-><gloss:to be bored, to feel embarrassed>


uykulu uykulu

Reduplication of uykulu (“sleepy”), from uyku (“sleep”) + -lu.


suçüstü

From suç (“crime”) + üst (“top, upper”) + -ü (possessive suffix), literally “on (the) crime”.


tıpış tıpış

tı‧pış‧tı‧pış

Reduplication of tıpış (“onomatopoeic for the sound of walking quickly in short steps”), from tıp (“onomatopoeic for the sound of light and quick tapping, walking, or dripping”) + -ış (reciprocative suffix).

af

tıp<gloss:onomatopoeic for the sound of light and quick tapping, walking, or dripping>

(of walking) quickly and with short steps, like a toddler


sittinsene

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ستین سنه (sittin sene), from Arabic سِتِّين (sittīn, “sixty”, informal indefinite) + سَنَة (sana, “year”), literally “sixty years”.

af

(figuratively, generally used in the negative) for a very long time, (not) in a donkey's years


soluk soluğa

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صولوغی صولوغنه (ṣoluġu ṣoluġuna), from صولوق (ṣoluḳ), equivalent to soluk (“breath, an instance of breathing”) + -u (possessive suffix) + soluk + -u (possessive suffix) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant).

inh

صولوغی صولوغنه

inh+

صولوغی صولوغنه

af

soluk<gloss:breath, an instance of breathing>

-e<alt:-(n)a><pos:dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant><id:dative>

In a state of breathlessness, while out of breath, short-winded.


tezelden

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تیز الدن (tez elden), from تیز or تز (tiz, tez) and ال (el), equivalent to tez (“quick, speedy”) + el (“hand”) + -den (ablative suffix), literally “from quick of hand”.


uzunca

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اوزونجه (uzunca), from اوزون (uzun), equivalent to uzun (“tall, long”) + -ca.


uzun boylu

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اوزون بویلو or اوزون بویلی (uzun boylu), from اوزون (uzun) and بوی (boy), equivalent to uzun (“tall, long”) + boy (“length, size”) + -lu, literally “tall of stature, long in length”.


haybeden

From haybe (“meaningless, insignificant action”) + -den (ablative suffix).

Umumi bir ıslahat hareketi başlamıştı. Kabarık olan talebe yekunu sene sonuna doğru yarıyı bulmuştu. Zira haybeden sınıf geçmeye alışkın olanlar, vaziyetin vahametini önceden anlayarak daha müsait liselere nakil olmuşlardı.

2017 May, Ali DEMİR, Bir Fındığın İçi, Az Kitap, →ISBN:

There was a general reform movement. The high total of students halved towards the end of the year. For those who were used to passing classes effortlessly, realizing the severity of the situation, had transferred to more suitable high schools.

(slang) without effort, effortlessly, for free, easily


haydi haydi

Reduplication of haydi (“let's, come on”, interj.), inherited from Ottoman Turkish هایدی هایدی (haydi haydi).

inh+

with ease, effortlessly, without breaking a sweat


içtenlikle

From iç (“inside, core, inner, internal”) + -ten (ablative suffix) + -lik (-ness) + -le (instrumental suffix), equivalent to içtenlik + ile.


zorlukla

From zor (“difficult; force, pressure”) + -luk (-ness) + -la (instrumental suffix), equivalent to zorluk + ile.


ite kaka

From it- (“to push”) + -e (adverbial suffix) + kak- (“to push, to shove”) + -a (adverbial suffix), literally “by pushing and shoving”.

kakmak<alt:kak-><gloss:to push, to shove>

(figuratively) with difficulty, laboredly


idareten

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ادارةً (idareten), from Arabic إِدَارَةً (ʔidāratan) adverbial accusative of إِدَارَة (ʔidāra, “turning, starting, administration”).


kadın kadına

From kadın (“woman”) + kadın + -a (dative suffix).


erkek erkeğe

From erkek (“male, man”) + erkek + -e (dative suffix).


kıdemce

by seniority, based on experience and length of service


kabaca

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قباجه (ḳabaca), from قبا (ḳaba), equivalent to kaba (“rude, rough, unrefined, puffy”) + -ca.

af

kaba<gloss:rude, rough, unrefined, puffy>


kırkyılın başı

kırk‧yı‧lın‧ba‧şı

From kırk (“forty”) + yıl (“year”) + -ın (genitive suffix) + baş (“head, beginning”) + -ı (possessive suffix), literally “once in/every forty years”.

(idiomatic) very rarely, once in a blue moon


kırkyılda bir

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قرق ییلده بر (ḳırḳ yılda bir), equivalent to kırk (“forty”) + yıl (“year”) + -da (locative suffix) + bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”), literally “once in/every forty years”.

inh

قرق ییلده بر

inh+

قرق ییلده بر

af

bir<gloss:a, one, indefinite determiner>

(idiomatic) finally after a very long time


iç içe

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایچ ایچه (iç içe), from ایچ (iç), equivalent to iç (“inside, inner, internal”) + iç + -e (dative suffix).

af

(figuratively) In a muddled, nebulous state, closely placed, with features of both interwoven.


iki büklüm

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایكی بوكلوم (iki büklüm), from ایكی (iki) and بوكلوم (büklüm), equivalent to iki (“two”) + büklüm (“fold, pleat”), from bükmek.

inh+

(figuratively) In a doubled up, stooped position.


zoraki

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زوراكی (zorāki), from Greek ζοράκι (zoráki), from Persian زور (zôr, “force”) + Greek -άκι (-áki, diminutive suffix). Alternatively, borrowed from Persian زورکی (zôraki, “forcibly”), from زور (zôr, “force”) + ـک (-ak, diminutive suffix) + ـی (-i, adjectival suffix). Compare Azerbaijani zorakı.


kıskıvrak

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قیص قیوراق (ḳıs ḳıvraḳ), likely from قیصمق (ḳısmaḳ) and قاورامق (ḳavramaḳ), not from قیوراق (ḳıvraḳ, “lively, agile, sharp”), equivalent to kıs- (“to pinch, to squeeze”) + kavra- (“to grab, to seize”) + -k (adjectival participle suffix).

af

kısmak<alt:kıs-><gloss:to pinch, to squeeze>

kavramak<alt:kavra-><gloss:to grab, to seize>

In a way that one cannot untie and free oneself.


kısa yoldan

From kısa (“short”) + yol (“path, way”) + -dan (ablative suffix), literally “from/through the short way (shortcut)”

(figuratively) without stalling or wasting time

(figuratively) In a direct and conclusive manner.


göz göre göre

/ɟœz.ɟœˈɾe.ɟœ.ɾe/

From göz (“eye”) + gör- (“to see”) + -e (adverbial suffix) + gör- + -e (adverbial suffix), literally “while the eye sees”.

(idiomatic) in plain sight, blatantly, clearly

(idiomatic) Without trying to prevent something while knowing it was going to happen or simply watching it happen.


etraflıca

From etraf (“sides, surroundings”) + -lı + -ca.


ezbere

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ازبره (ezbere), from ازبر (ezber), from Persian از بر (az bar, “by heart”).

inh+

by heart, by memorizing, without reading from the text

(figuratively) Without properly understanding, thinking about or looking into a matter, rashly.


feryat figan

From feryat (“crying, screaming”) + figan (“crying, wailing, moaning”).

af

(figuratively) By making a great deal of fuss about something.


fondip

From either German von or French fond with possibly Turkish dip, but ultimately uncertain.

(slang) Used with regards to drinking alcoholic beverages, akin to down the hatch or bottoms up; in one go.


faraza

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فرضا (farżā, faraża), from Arabic فَرْضًا (farḍan) adverbial accusative of فَرْض (farḍ, “duty”), verbal noun of فَرَضَ (faraḍa, “to ordain, to make obligatory”). For similar cases of loss of nunation see; mutlaka, mesela, evvela.

inh+

hypothetically, supposing (that), let's assume


evire çevire

From Ottoman Turkish اویروب چویرمك (evirüb çevirmek), from اویرمك (evirmek) and چویرمك (çevirmek), equivalent to evir- (“to turn”) + -e (adverbial suffix) + çevir- (“to turn, to rotate”) + -e (adverbial suffix), literally “by turning (this way and that way)”.

inh

اویروب چویرمك

af

çevirmek<alt:çevir-><gloss:to turn, to rotate>

(figuratively) thoroughly, properly, painstakingly


fuzuli

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فضولی (fużûli, “pertaining to excess; unjust”), from Arabic فُضُولِيّ (fuḍūliyy, “curious, prying”), from فُضُول (fuḍūl, “curiosity”) + ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba suffix).


etraflı

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اطرافلو (eṭraflu) or اطرافلی (eṭraflı), from اطراف (eṭraf), equivalent to etraf (“sides, surroundings”) + -lı.


amirce

From amir (“supervisor, superior, commander”) + -ce.


ayrı ayrı

Reduplication of ayrı (“separate, distinct”).


ansızın

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آكسزین (añsızın), from آڭ (añ), equivalent to an (“mind, perception, consciousness”) + -sız (without, -less) + -ın, literally “when one is without awareness, oblivious”.

af

suddenly and unexpectedly, all of a sudden


apansız

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آپ آڭسز or آپاڭسز (apañsız), from آڭ (añ), intensive of ansız, from an (“mind, perception, consciousness”) + -sız (without, -less), literally “without awareness, oblivious”.


sabah sabah

At an inconvenient or too early time of the morning.


sabah akşam

From sabah (“morning”) + akşam (“evening”).

day and night, all the time, unceasingly


safça

From saf (“pure, sincere, naive, gullible”) + -ça.

saf<gloss:pure, sincere, naive, gullible>


şaka yollu

From şaka (“joke, fun”) + yol (“way, path; style, manner”) + -lu.

Making something seem like a joke; jokingly.


şakadan

From şaka (“joke, fun”) + -dan (ablative suffix).


şaka maka

Echo reduplication from şaka (“joke, fun”).

Used to imply the following statement is not very serious, but lighthearted or ironic.

Used when something is recently noticed or its importance just realized.


kırık plak gibi

From kırık (“broken, cracked, shattered”) + plak (“a record disc”) + gibi (“like, similar to”), literally “like a broken record”.

(idiomatic) Alternative form of bozuk plak gibi


korkusuzca

From kork- (“to be afraid, to fear”) + -u (deverbal nominal suffix) + -suz (without, -less) + -ca.

korkmak<alt:kork-><gloss:to be afraid, to fear>

-i<alt:-u><pos:deverbal nominal suffix><id:deverbal nominal>


kibarca

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كبارجه (kibarca), from كبار (kibar), equivalent to kibar (“gentle, polite”) + -ca.


korkakça

From kork- (“to be afraid, to fear”) + -ak (participle suffix) + -ça.


koşar adım

From koş- (“to run”) + -ar (Simple Present suffix) + adım (“step, pace”), literally “(with) running pace”.

-er#Etymology 1 8<alt:-ar><pos:Simple Present suffix>


taksit taksit

Reduplication of taksit (“portion, installment”).

rdp

little by little, piece by piece, piecemeal


tam tamına

From tam (“complete, full, all”) + tam + -ı (possessive suffix) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant).

af

-e<alt:-(n)a><pos:dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant><id:dative>

in all, wholly, no more no less, as a whole


tatlıca

From tat (“taste, flavor”) + -lı (with, containing) + -ca.

(figuratively) In a sweet and pleasant manner.


ardı sıra

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آردی صره (ardı ṣıra), from آرت (art) and صره (ṣıra), equivalent to art (“back, behind”) + -ı (possessive suffix) + sıra (“row, line, sequence”).

af

immediately after, afterwards, right behind


bozuk plak gibi

From bozuk (“broken, defective”) + plak (“a record disc”) + gibi (“like, similar to”), literally “like a broken record”.

(idiomatic, of saying something) repeatedly and in the same tone, like a broken record


tane tane

Reduplication of tane (“a single piece, a unit, a grain”), inherited from Ottoman Turkish دانه دانه (tāne tāne), from دانه (tane, dane).


basamak basamak

Reduplication of basamak (“an elevated stepping platform, a single tread in a flight of stairs”).

rdp

slowly, gradually, one step at a time, step by step


bazı bazı

Reduplication of bazı (“some, indistinct, or certain (known but not specifically named)”), inherited from Ottoman Turkish بعضی بعضی (bʿażı bʿażı), from Arabic بَعْض (baʕḍ, “some, part”).

inh+

from time to time, occasionally, now and then


bedenen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بدناً (bedenen), from Arabic بَدَنًا (badanan) adverbial accusative of بَدَن (badan, “body”).

with one's body, bodily, in person, physically


ayık

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آیق or آییق (ayıḳ), from Proto-Turkic *aduk, from *ad- (“to sober up”), with *-uk (participle suffix), equivalent to ay- (“to sober up”) + -ık (participle suffix).
Cognates
Azerbaijani ayıq
Bashkir айыҡ (ayıq), айныҡ (aynıq)
Crimean Tatar ayınıq
Gagauz айык
Karakhanid اَدِغْ or اَذِغْ (adıɣ)
Kazakh айық (aiyq), айыққан (aiyqqan)
Kumyk айыкъ (ayıq)
Kyrgyz айык (ayık)
Nogai айык (ayık)
Tatar аек (ayek), айнык (aynıq)

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Azerbaijani <i class="Latn mention" lang="az">ayıq</i>

Crimean Tatar <i class="Latn mention" lang="crh">ayınıq</i>

Gagauz <i class="Cyrl mention" lang="gag">айык</i>

Kyrgyz <i class="Cyrl mention" lang="ky">айык</i> (ayık)

Kumyk <i class="Cyrl mention" lang="kum">айыкъ</i> (ayıq)

Nogai <i class="Cyrl mention" lang="nog">айык</i> (ayık)

In a sober state, not under the influence.


fazlaca

From fazla (“surplus, extra; excessive, too much”) + -ca.

af

fazla<gloss:surplus, extra; excessive, too much>


kaç kaç

Reduplication of kaç (“how many, what number, what (time)”).

rdp

Akşamki maç kaç kaç bitti?

What was the (final) score of last night's match?

Interrogative adverb used to inquire about the score in a game between at least two sides.


kaça kaç

From kaç (“how many, what number, what (time)”) + -a (dative suffix) + kaç, literally “what number to what number”.

af

kaç<gloss:how many, what number, what (time)>

Mutfaktaki dolabın ölçüleri kaça kaç demiştin?

What did you say was the dimensions of the cupboard in the kitchen?

Interrogative adverb used to inquire about the dimensions of something.


karga tulumba

From Venetan carga tromba or Italian carga la tromba (“the command to furl sails”).

(of carrying or being carried) By several people and in a rough manner.


dikine

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دیكنه (dikine), from دیك (dik), equivalent to dik (“vertical, upright; perpendicular”) + -i (possessive suffix) + -(n)e (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant).

af

-e<alt:-(n)e><pos:dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant><id:dative>

(figuratively) for spite, out of stubbornness


iyi kötü

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایو كوتو (iyi kötü), from ایو (eyü, iyü, iyi) and كوتو (kötü), equivalent to iyi (“good, well”) + kötü (“bad, evil”).


karış karış

ka‧rış‧ka‧rış

Reduplication of karış (“a handspan”), inherited from Ottoman Turkish قاریش قاریش or قارش قارش (ḳarış ḳarış), from قاریش or قارش (ḳarış).

(figuratively) every inch of something, in every aspect, down to its smallest detail


devamlı

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دواملی (devamlı), from دوام (devam), equivalent to devam (“continuation, progression”) + -lı.


didik didik

Reduplication of didik, from dit- (“to tear into little pieces”) + -ik (participle suffix), inherited from Ottoman Turkish دیدك دیدك (didik didik).

ditmek<alt:dit-><gloss:to tear into little pieces>

inh+

(figuratively) In a very detailed manner, down to the smallest detail.


bir çırpıda

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر چرپیده (bir çırpıda), from بر (bir) and چرپی (çırpı), equivalent to bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) + çırpı (“cut clippings of a branch; a line drawn on timber with a painted string”) + -da (locative suffix), from çırp- (“to hit, to strike”) + -ı (deverbal nominal suffix).

af

bir<gloss:a, one, indefinite determiner>

çırpı<gloss:cut clippings of a branch; a line drawn on timber with a painted string>

çırpmak<alt:çırp-><gloss:to hit, to strike>

-i<alt:-ı><pos:deverbal nominal suffix><id:deverbal nominal>

(figuratively) in one fell swoop, in one stroke, at once, quickly


bir zamanlar

From bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) + zaman (“time”) + -lar (plural suffix).


bir nebze

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر نبذه (bir nebze), from بر (bir) and نبذه (nebze), equivalent to bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) + nebze (“the smallest particle of a thing, an iota”).

af

nebze<gloss:the smallest particle of a thing, an iota>

(figuratively) in a very small degree or amount, a little bit

(figuratively) for a very short time, for a moment


bir yana

From bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) + yan (“side”) + -a (dative suffix), literally “to one side”.


eskiden

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اسكیدن (eskiden), from اسكی (eski), equivalent to eski (“old, former, ancient”) + -den (ablative suffix).

af

annemin kardeşi eskiden bankacıydı.


bir zaman

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر زمان (bir zaman), from بر (bir) and زمان (zaman), equivalent to bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) + zaman (“time”).


en azından

From Ottoman Turkish اڭ آزدن (eñ azdan), from اڭ (eñ) and آز (az), equivalent to en (superlative particle) + az (“little, few”) + -ı (possessive suffix) + -(n)dan (ablative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally “from the littlest/fewest”.

-dan<alt:-(n)dan><pos:ablative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant>


hakça

From hak (“truth, justice, right”) + -ça.


adilane

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عادلانه (ʿadilāne), from Arabic عَادِل (ʕādil, “just, fair”) + Persian ـانه (-âne, adjectival suffix).


enine boyuna

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اڭینه بوینه (eñine boyuna), from اڭ (eñ) and بوی (boy), equivalent to en (“width, breadth”) + -i (possessive suffix) + -(n)e (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant) + boy (“length, height”) + -u (possessive suffix) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally “widthwise and lengthwise”.

af

-e<alt:-(n)a><pos:dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant><id:dative>


eşkin

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اشكین (eşkin), from Proto-Turkic *ẹĺgin (“a trot, amble”), from *ẹĺ- (“to walk, to trot, to amble”), equivalent to eş- (“to go fast on the horse”) + -kin. Compare with Karakhanid اَشْكِنْ (eşkin, “long way”), اَشْكِنْجی (eşkinci, “mounted messenger”).

af

eşmek<alt:eş-><gloss:to go fast on the horse>


ağır aksak

From ağır (“heavy, slow”) + aksak (“limping, limp, lame”).


gereğince

From gerek (“necessary, necessity”) + -i (possessive suffix) + -(n)ce.

as needed, as required (by), properly, duly


vahşiyane

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وحشیانه (vaḥşiyāne), from Arabic وَحْشِيّ (waḥšiyy, “uncivilized, savage”) + Persian ـانه (-âne, adjectival suffix).


var gücüyle

From var (“present, existing”) + güç (“force, strength, power”) + -ü (possessive suffix) + -yla (instrumental suffix).

Tabancasına el attı, ateş edeceği yerde onu Fransız’a fırlattı, var gücüyle fundalıklara doğru kaçmaya başladı.

2016, Lev Nikolayeviç Tolstoy, chapter 19, in Tansu Akgün, transl., Savaş ve Barış, volume 1, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, →ISBN, page 253:

He seized his pistol and, instead of firing it, flung it at the Frenchman and ran with all his might toward the bushes.

Oysa bu oyunlarda seyirciyi avlayacak bütün kolaylıklardan, ucuzluklardan var gücümle kaçındım.

2019, Aziz Nesin, Sanat Yazıları, Nesin Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 179:

Whereas I avoided with all my strength these conveniences, these cheap tricks that would deceive the audience.

with all one's might
with all one's might

with all one's might, with all existing or remaining strength


vahşice

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وحشیجه (vaḥşice), from وحشی (vaḥşi), equivalent to vahşi (“wild, savage”) + -ce.


yakinen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یقیناً (yaḳînen), from Arabic يَقِينًا (yaqīnan) adverbial accusative of يَقِين (yaqīn, “certainty”).


yaka paça

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یاقه پاچه (yaḳa paça), from یاقه (yaḳa) and پاچه (paça), equivalent to yaka (“collar, neck”) + paça (“cuff of a pant leg, lower part of the leg of a garment”), literally “the collar and the pant leg”.

af

paça<gloss:cuff of a pant leg, lower part of the leg of a garment>

(idiomatic, of making someone move) against one's will, forcibly and violently, by pushing and pulling


gönlünce

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گوڭلنجه (göñlünce), from گوڭل (göñül), equivalent to gönül (“heart (fig.), feelings”) + -ü (possessive suffix) + -(n)ce.

af

as however one pleases, however one wants, according to one's desire or liking


keyfince

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیفنجه (keyfince), from كیف (keyf, keyif), equivalent to keyif (“pleasure, enjoyment”) + -i (possessive suffix) + -(n)ce.


haddizatında

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حد ذاتنده (ḥaddi zātında), from Arabic فِي حَدِّ ذَاتِهِ (fī ḥaddi ḏātihi, “in itself, per se”).

der

فِي حَدِّ ذَاتِهِ

in fact, indeed, as a matter of fact, actually


canıgönülden

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جان و گوڭلدن (cān-u-göñülden), from Persian جان (cān) + Arabic وَ (wa) + گوڭل (göñül), equivalent to can (“life, heart, soul”) + ve (“and”) + gönül (“heart”) + -den (ablative suffix), literally “from the soul and the heart”.

inh

جان و گوڭلدن

inh+

جان و گوڭلدن

af

sincerely, from the heart, with all heart and soul


çok geçmeden

From çok (“many, much”) + geç- (“to pass, to go through, (for time) to pass”) + -meden (adverbial compound suffix), literally “before much (time) is past”.

geçmek<alt:geç-><gloss:to pass, to go through, (for time) to pass>


başka başka

Reduplication of başka (“other, else, different”), inherited from Ottoman Turkish بشقه بشقه or باشقه باشقه (başḳa başḳa).


arsızca

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عارسزجه (ʿarsızca), from عارسز (ʿarsız), from عار (ʿar), equivalent to ar (“shame, modesty”) + -sız (without, -less) + -ca.

af

(dated) shamelessly, impertinently, unblushingly


defaten

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دفعةً (defʿaten), from Arabic دَفْعَةً (dafʕatan) adverbial accusative of دَفْعَة (dafʕa, “a push, thrust; one go; a payment”), from دَفَعَ (dafaʕa, “to push; to repel; to pay”).

inh+

(dated, misusage) a number of times, over and over


diklemesine

From dik (“vertical, upright; perpendicular”) + -le + -me (verbal noun suffix) + -(s)i (possessive suffix with "s" as buffer consonant) + -(n)e (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant).

af

-i<alt:-(s)i><pos:possessive suffix with "s" as buffer consonant><id:possessive>


katbekat

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قاتبقات (ḳat-be-ḳat), from قات (ḳat) and Persian با (bâ).

inh+

Meksika'da üretilen uyuşturucuların üretim maliyetinin katbekat üzerinde rakamlarla ABD'de satıldığı, ABD'de serbestçe satılan silahların Meksika'da (yine) katbekat üzerinde rakamlara alıcı bulduğu, sınır muhafızlarının da duvara harcanan paranın çok daha azını rüşvet olarak almaya yatkın olduğu sürece duvar yapmanın hiçbir caydırıcı özelliği olmadığı muhtelif defalar rakamlarla açıklanmıştır.

2022 Feb, Ömer Faruk, Bir Aşağılama Aracı Olarak Çöp, Yeni İnsan Yayınevi, →ISBN, page 84:

It has been explained with numbers in various times that as long as the drugs produced in Mexico are sold in the USA many times-fold higher than the cost of production, the weapons sold freely in the USA find buyers in Mexico (again) at prices many times-fold higher, and the border guards are prone to take bribes much lower than the money spent on the wall, building a wall has no deterrant factor whatsoever.


edibane

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ادیبانه (edibāne), from Arabic أَدِيب (ʔadīb, “writer, author; cultured, refined”) + Persian ـانه (-âne, adjectival suffix).

af

أَدِيب<gloss:writer, author; cultured, refined>

...Müslümanın çalışıp kazanması ve muhakkak bir meslekle iştigal etmesi gerektiğini gayet edibâne vurgular.

2022 Nov, Muharrem Varol, Siroziler, Timaş Yayınları, →ISBN, page 260:

...emphasizes quite elegantly that a Muslim must work and earn money, and indeed have an occupation.

(archaic) befitting a man of letters, refinedly, elegantly


öldüresiye

From öl- (“to die”) + -dür (causative suffix) + -esiye (adverbial suffix).

within an inch of one's life
within an inch of one's life

with intent or as if to kill, to within an inch of one's life


doyasıya

From doy- (“to be full, to be satiated, to be satisfied”) + -asıya (adverbial suffix).

doymak<alt:doy-><gloss:to be full, to be satiated, to be satisfied>

until one is satiated (of food or drink)

to one's heart's content
to one's heart's content

(figuratively) until one is satisfied, to the full, to one's heart's content


ölesiye

From öl- (“to die”) + -esiye (adverbial suffix).

(figuratively) to a great degree, to excess


on parasız

From on (“ten”) + para (“money; (historical) small denomination of money”) + -sız (without, -less), literally “without ten para”.

para<gloss:money; (historical) small denomination of money>

(figuratively) without having any money, pennilessly


bir ara

From bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) + ara (“space, place between two things, interval”).

ara<gloss:space, place between two things, interval>

sometime in the past or the future, at one time


arada bir

From ara (“space, place between two things, interval”) + -da (locative suffix) + bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”).

ara<gloss:space, place between two things, interval>

bir<gloss:a, one, indefinite determiner>

sometimes, from time to time, now and then


bir arada

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر آراده (bir arada), from بر (bir) and آرا (ara), equivalent to bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) + ara (“space, place between two things, interval”) + -da (locative suffix).


saygısızca

From saygı (“respect”) + -sız (without, -less) + -ca.


sırt sırta

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صرت صرته (ṣırt ṣırta), from صرت (ṣırt), equivalent to sırt (“back (of humans, animals), the dorsum; ridge”) + sırt + -a (dative suffix).

af

sırt<gloss:back (of humans, animals), the dorsum; ridge>

back to back (with one's back facing that of somebody else)


taammüden

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تعمداً (taʿammüden), from Arabic تَعَمُّدًا (taʕammudan), adverbial accusative of تَعَمُّد (taʕammud), verbal noun of تَعَمَّدَ (taʕammada, “to intend, to do purposely”).

inh+

purposefully, intentionally, on purpose, deliberately

Ama savcı Marchica hakkında taammüden adam öldürmekten; Pizzuco hakkında taammüden adam öldürmek ve adam öldürmeye azmettirmekten...tutuklama kararı vermişti.

1999 March, Leonardo Sciascia, translated by Prof. Dr. Necdet Adabağ, Baykuş, Gündoğan Yayınları, page 110:

But the prosecutor had issued an arrest warrant on Marchica for murder in a premeditated manner; on Pizzuco for murder in a premeditated manner and instigating to murder.

(law, of a crime) In a premeditated, preplanned manner.


çaktırmadan

From çak- (“fig. to notice, to become aware of, to catch on”) + -tır (causative suffix) + -madan (adverbial suffix).

af

çakmak<alt:çak-><gloss:fig. to notice, to become aware of, to catch on>

(informal) subtly, on the sly, without anyone noticing


vakit kaybetmeden

From vakit (“time”) + kaybet- (“to lose”) + -meden (adverbial suffix), literally “without losing time”.


utanmazca

From utan- (“to be ashamed, to be shy”) + -maz (negative form of the -er aorist suffix) + -ca

utanmak<alt:utan-><gloss:to be ashamed, to be shy>

-mez<alt:-maz><pos:negative form of the <i class="Latn mention" lang="tr">-er</i> aorist suffix>

In a shameless manner, shamelessly, unabashedly.


tevekkeli

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish توكللی (tevekküllü, tevekkeli) or توكلی (tevekkeli, “(originally) In reliance on God; trusting to chance, haphazardly”), from Arabic تَوَكُّل (tawakkul), verbal noun of تَوَكَّلَ (tawakkala, “to rely on, to trust entirely in, especially God”).

inh+

in vain, pointlessly, to no purpose, for no good reason


gerisin geri

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كریسین كری (gerisin geri), from Proto-Turkic *kerü (“back, backwards”) + *-si (3rd P. Sg. possessive suffix) + *-ŋ (pronominal "n") + *-gerü (towards), literally “towards his/her/its back”.


despotça

From despot (“a despot, a tyrant”) + -ça.


damsız

From dam (“female dance partner, a dame”) + -sız (“without, -less”)


esaslı

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اساسلی (esaslı), from اساس (esas), equivalent to esas (“foundation, core; main, essential”) + -lı.

af

esas<gloss:foundation, core; main, essential>


istisnasız

From istisna (“exception”) + -sız (without, -less).

"Yani, sizin görüşünüze göre istisnasız herkes fiziksel emek harcamalı, öyle mi?" diye sordu doktor.

2021 July, Anton Çehov, Hayatım, Yordam Kitap, →ISBN, page 51:

So in your opinion, everyone without exception should perform physical labor, is that so?" asked the doctor.


tabanvay

From Ottoman Turkish طابانوای (tabanvay); equivalent to blend of taban + tramvay


götürü

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كوتری (götürü), from گوتورمك (götürmek), from Proto-Turkic *kötür- (“to lift”), from *köt- (“to rise, to raise”), morphologically götür- + -ü (deverbal nominal suffix). Cognates with Azerbaijani götürə, Uyghur كۆتۈرە (kötüre).

af

-i<alt:-ü><id:deverbal nominal><pos:deverbal nominal suffix>

Done in the way that the price is determined for the bulk.


nereden

Analyzable as nere + -den (ablative suffix); literally "from where".


açıkça

/ɑˈtʃɯk.tʃɑ/


aşikâre

/ɑː.ʃi.cɑːˈɾe/

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آشكاره (aşikâre).


şeytanca

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شیطانجه (şeytanca), equivalent to şeytan + -ca.

In a way that is befitting of the Devil, devilishly, diabolically.


kararsızca

From karar (“decision, resolution”) + -sız (“-less, without”) + -ca.


içten

From iç (“inner, interior, inside”) + -ten (“ablative suffix”), literally “from the inside”.


glb

(text messaging, slang) Abbreviation of galiba.


irsen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ارثا (irsan, “by inheritance”), from Arabic إِرْثًا (ʔirṯan), adverbial accusative of إِرْث (ʔirṯ).


birer birer

Unutulur mu gökyüzü?
Yitirir miyim o gül yüzünü?
Birer birer, neyim kalır?
Geriye baksam da

2007, Hayko Cepkin (lyrics and music), “Ölüyorum [I'm Dying]”, in Tanışma Bitti [The Acquaintance Is Over], performed by Hayko Cepkin:

Would the sky be forgotten?
Would I lose the beautiful face of yours?
One by one, what remains for me?
Even if I look back


altı üstü

Altı üstü beş metreydi
Dertlerinin birikimi
Belki “Biter” dedin ama
Sen kaparsan gözlerini

2007, Hayko Cepkin (lyrics and music), “Bertaraf Et [Get Rid Of]”, in Tanışma Bitti [The Acquaintance Is Over], performed by Hayko Cepkin:

It was just five meters
The sum of your problems
Maybe you said “It would end”, but
If you close your eyes

(figuratively) Used to represent a person, thing, event, situation etc. as lesser than what they seem or what they are; just, only


kırgın

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قیرغین (ḳırgın), morphologically kır- (“to break, to hurt, to damage”) + -gın.

af

kırmak<alt:kır-><t:to break, to hurt, to damage>


hataen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خطاء (hataen, “by mistake”), from Arabic خَطَأً (ḵaṭaʔan), adverbial accusative of خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʔ, “mistake”). By surface analysis, hata (“mistake”) + -en. Compare Azerbaijani xətaən.


hücceten

From Arabic حُجَّةً (ḥujjatan), adverbial accusative of حُجَّة (ḥujja, “argument”). By surface analysis, hüccet (“argument”) + -en.


tahriren

From Arabic تَحْرِيرًا (taḥrīran), adverbial accusative of تَحْرِير (taḥrīr, “writing”). By surface analysis, tahrir (“writing”) + -en.


tek başına

From Ottoman Turkish تك باشنه (tek başına).


gayriihtiyari

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غیر اختیاری, by surface analysis, gayri- (“non-”) + ihtiyari (“voluntary”).


bihaber

[biː.hɑˈbæɾ̞̊]

Equivalent to bi- + haber (“news, information”)

Fırtınanın geleceğinden bihaber dışarı çıkmışlar

They went outside without knowing that the storm was approaching


nereye

From nere (“where, what place”) + -(y)e (“dative suffix with "y" as buffer consonant”).

af

-e<alt:-(y)e><t:dative suffix with "y" as buffer consonant>

Nereye kayboldun?


üstelik

Damla'nın yalan söylemesine kırıldım üstelik bir defa da değil.

I was offended that Damla lied, and not just once.


tebdil

From Ottoman Turkish تبدیل (tebdil), from Arabic تَبْدِيل (tabdīl).


aşırı

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آشوری (aşurı) or آشیری (aşırı), from Proto-Turkic *āĺru, from *(i)āĺ- (“to pass, to surpass”).


çat pat

[t͡ʃɑt̪ pʰɑt̪]

Onomatopoeic origin, mimicks slapping, hitting and other loud sounds

Çat pat sınava girmiş

He entered the exam without knowing anything

(informal) in a quick and an incomplete manner

İngilizceyi çat pat biliyorum

Çat pat odaya girdi

Çat pat bize uğrar


kuzu kuzu

Obediently, submissively, calmly, meekly


yeterince

Yeterince kahvemiz yok.

Yeterince konuştum, artık sıra sende.


yanlamasına

From yan (“horizontal, sideways, side”) + -la + (verbal noun suffix) -ma + (possessive suffix) -(s)ı + (dative suffix) -(n)a.


ittifaken

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اتفاقا (ittifâken), from Arabic اِتِّفَاقًا (ittifāqan), adverbial accusative of اِتِّفَاق (ittifāq, “agreement”). By surface analysis, ittifak (“agreement”) + -en.


şeklen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شكلا (şeklen), from Arabic شَكْلًا (šaklan), adverbial accusative of شَكْل (šakl, “shape”). By surface analysis, şekil (“shape”) + -en. Compare Azerbaijani şəklən, Uzbek shaklan and Uyghur شەكلەن (sheklen).


hitaben

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خطابا (hitaben), from Arabic خِطَابًا (ḵiṭāban), adverbial accusative of خِطَاب (ḵiṭāb, “speech”). By surface analysis, hitap (“speech”) + -en. Compare Azerbaijani xitabən and Uzbek xitoban.


çoğunlukla

[t͡ʃo̞.un̪ˈɫ̪uk.ɫ̪ɑ]

Equivalent to çoğunluk (“majority”) + -la (“with”)

Bu çoğunlukla bitkilerde görülür


zamanlı

[z̪ɑ.mɑn̪ˈɫ̪ɯ]

Equivalent to zaman (“time”) + [Term?] (“-ful”) + -lı

Zamanlı zamanlı ödevini yaparsan yarın öğretmeninden azar işitmezsin

If you do your homework before it gets too late, you won't get berated by your teacher

before it's too late, while it is still the proper time

Zamanlı zamanlı işini yap


aşşa

Deprem olurken bütün apartman aşşa koşarken babamla benim rahatlık.

How comfortable me and my dad are when there's an earthquake and all the people in the apartment is running downstairs.

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maalmemnuniye

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مع الممنونیه (ma’a l-memnuniye), from Arabic مَعَ الْمَمْنُونِيَّة (maʕa al-mamnūniyya).

inh

مع الممنونیه

inh+

مع الممنونیه

der

مَعَ الْمَمْنُونِيَّة


karga bok yemeden

Literally, “without a crow eating shit”.


metazori

Borrowed from Greek με το ζόρι (me to zóri, “by force”), itself derived from Ottoman Turkish زور (zor).


karşı karşıya

From Ottoman Turkish قارشو قارشویە (karşı karşıya).

inh

قارشو قارشویە


yalnızca

/jɑɫˈnɯz.d͡ʒɑ/


fisebilillah

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فی سبیل الله (fi sebili llah), from Arabic فِي سَبِيلِ ٱلله (fī sabīli llāh, “in the cause of God”).

فی سبیل الله

inh+

فی سبیل الله

der

فِي سَبِيلِ ٱلله

Programsızlık sanısına kapıldım, u dönüşüyle yön değiştirdim, çeperli duraktaki neşesiz otostopçuya acıdım, fisebilillah seslendim, şoför mahalline aldım.

I was under the illusion of not having a program, with a U-turn I changed direction, I felt sorry for the sad hitchhiker at the fenced stop, I called out expecting nothing in reaturn, and took him into the driver's seat.


MÖ

Abbreviation of milattan önce (“before the birth of Christ”): BC


doğrudan doğruya

From Ottoman Turkish طوغریدن طوغرییه (doğrudan doğruya).

inh

طوغریدن طوغرییه


korakor

with all one's might, by using one's all strength (usually in a challenging manner)


defaatle

(dated) Synonym of defalarca (“many times”)


bala göte

(vulgar) barely by chance, by some miracle


denli

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دڭلی. Equivalent to denk (“equal”) + -li.

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