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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مجال (mecāl),[1][2][3] from Arabic مَجَال (majāl).[4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meˈd͡ʒal/, (definite accusative) /me.d͡ʒaːˈli/
- Hyphenation: me‧cal
Noun
mecal (definite accusative mecali, plural mecaller)
- power, strength to do something
- Synonyms: derman, takat, hâl, güç, kuvvet
2022 December, Prof. Dr. Hayati DEVELİ, Evliya Çelebi’nin İzinde, Turing, →ISBN, page 292:Ne yeller esüp sen nereden bu Azak'a geldin? Yedi aydır Azak Deryası donmuşdur, kara tarafındaki Heyhat Sahrası'nda Kalmuk derdinden kuş uçmaz. Bu kışta kıyamette bizim kaleden dışarı çıkmaya mecalimiz yokken sen nereden geldin?!- How come you came all the way to Azov? The Azov Sea has been frozen for seven months, in the Steppe of the Kipchaks on the land side not even a bird can fly because of the Kalmyk troubles. In this dead of winter when we don't even have the strength to leave the castle, where did you come from?!
- (figuratively) mental strength, fortitude, resilience
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References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مجال”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1745
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مجال”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1120
- ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “مجال”, in قاموس تركی (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1290
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mecal”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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