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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ال آلتندن (el altından),[1][2] from ال (al, el) and آلت (alt),[3][4] equivalent to el (“hand”) + alt (“under, lower, bottom”) + -ı (possessive suffix) + -(n)dan (ablative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally “from under the hand”. Cognates with Azerbaijani əl altından.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈel.aɫ.tɯn.dan/
- Hyphenation: el‧al‧tın‧dan
Adverb
el altından
- (idiomatic) underhandedly, secretly, covertly, clandestinely
- Synonyms: gizliden gizliye, gizlice
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ال آلتندن”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 178
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ال آلتندن”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 131
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “el”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “alt”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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