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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عاجلاً (ʿācilen),[1][2] from Arabic عَاجِلًا (ʕājilan) adverbial accusative of عَاْجِل (ʕājil), from عَجِلَ (ʕajila, “to hurry”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːd͡ʒi.len/, /aːˈd͡ʒi.len/
- Hyphenation: a‧ci‧len
Adverb
acilen
- In an urgent manner; urgently, promptly, without delay.
- Synonyms: acele, aceleten, çabucak, hemen, derhâl, ivedilikle, süratle, tezce, tezelden
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عاجلاً”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1275
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “عاجلاً”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 833
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “acil”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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