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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صله (ṣıla, “a being united to or with one's friends, family etc., reunion”),[1][2] from Arabic صِلَة (ṣila) or صُلَة (ṣula, “link, connection”), verbal noun of وَصَلَ (waṣala, “to connect”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɯˈɫa/
- Hyphenation: sı‧la
Noun
sıla (definite accusative sılayı, plural sılalar)
- An act of reuniting with the loved ones or a place after a long time.
- Synonyms: vuslat, kavuşma
- (for someone away from their home) One's dearly missed birthplace or hometown.
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References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صله”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1184
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “صله”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 766
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sıla”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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