yalnız

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yalŋuz, *yalïŋuz, a derivation from Proto-Turkic *yalïŋ (“lonely”), see there for more cognates. Doublet of yalqız. Related to Azerbaijani yalın (“naked, bare”), as in ayaqyalın (“barefoot”).

Pronunciation 1

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• Hyphenation: yal‧nız

Adverb

yalnız

1. only, merely

   Synonyms: ancaq, təkcə

   XIX əsrin 2-ci yarısına qədər posterlərə yalnız reklam xarakteri daşıyan plakatlar kimi yanaşırdılar.

   Until the second half of the 19th century, posters were considered merely as placards of advertising character.

Pronunciation 2

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• Hyphenation: yal‧nız

Adjective

yalnız (comparative daha yalnız, superlative ən yalnız)

1. lonely

   Synonyms: yalqız, tək, tənha

Derived terms

• yalnızlıq (“lonelyness”)
• yalnızca (“in a lonely manner”)

Turkish

Alternative forms

• yanlız (misspelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یالڭز (yalñız), from Proto-Turkic *yalïŋ (“lonely”). Compare Old Turkic (yalıŋuz), from yalıŋ ("naked") (compare yalın), from yalın- ("to undress oneself"), probably a reflexive of *yal- ("to take off") (compare giyin- (“to dress oneself”), reflexive of giy- (“to wear”)).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: yal‧nız

Adjective

yalnız

1. alone, lonely

   sokaktaki yalnız çocuk ― the lonely child in the street

Declension

• Declension and possessive forms are used when an adjective is nominalized.

Derived terms

• yalnızlık

Adverb

yalnız

1. alone, without anyone else

   Beni yalnız bırak! ― Leave me alone! (singular, informal)

   Eve yalnız yürüdü. ― She walked home alone.

2. only

   Synonyms: sadece, bir tek, yalnızca

   Yalnız seni düşündüm. ― I only thought about you.

Conjunction

yalnız

1. but, however

   Synonyms: ama, ancak, fakat, lakin

   Güzel yalnız biraz eski. ― It's beautiful but it's a bit old.