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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish التماس (iltimās, “a trying to touch with the hand, a feeling with the hand, a request, solicitation”),[1] from Arabic اِلْتِمَاس (iltimās), verbal noun of اِلْتَمَسَ (iltamasa, “to beseech, to request, to implore, to solicit”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /il.tiˈmas/, (definite accusative) /il.tiˈmaːsɯ/
- Hyphenation: il‧ti‧mas
Noun
iltimas (definite accusative iltiması, plural iltimaslar)
- (obsolete) The act of holding, holding on to.
- (figuratively) The act of supporting someone or granting someone priority or privilege disregarding laws.
- Synonyms: kayırma, ayrıcalık tanıma
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