lütfen

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See also: lütfən

Turkish

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish لطفاً (lutfen, “as a favor, as a kindness”),[1][2] from Arabic لُطْفًا (luṭfan), adverbial accusative of لُطْف (luṭf, “kindness, friendliness”).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlyt.fɛn/
  • Hyphenation: lüt‧fen

Adverb

lütfen

  1. (formal, when asking) please
    Synonyms: rica ederim, (archaic) istirham ederim
    • 2021 July 9, cakal (lyrics and music), “Lütfen”‎:
      Lütfen, lütfen, cam bardak olsun lütfen
      Alın üstümden lütfen, sen püflesen ben küsmem, ya
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (figuratively) unwillingly, halfheartedly

See also

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “لطفاً”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1632
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “لطفاً”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1078
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “lütfen”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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