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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish اسسز, اصسز (iyssiz, issiz, ıssız, “ownerless, lonely”), equivalent to is + -siz. Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *idi (“owner, possessor”), whence iye. Compare Karakhanid (īsi, iysi, “owner”) (from *iye + -si).
Adjective
ıssız
- deserted, desolate, uninhabited
Uyandığımda kendimi ıssız bir adada buldum.- When I woke up I found myself on a deserted island.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ıssız”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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