ıssız
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See also: işsiz
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish اسسز, اصسز (iyssiz, issiz, ıssız, “ownerless, lonely”), equivalent to is + -siz. Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *idi (“owner, possessor”), whence iye. Compare Karakhanid [script needed] (īsi, iysi, “owner”) (from *iye + -si).
Adjective[edit]
ıssız
- deserted, desolate, uninhabited
- Uyandığımda kendimi ıssız bir adada buldum.
- When I woke up I found myself on a deserted island.
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Further reading[edit]
- “ıssız”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
References[edit]
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ıssız”, in Nişanyan Sözlük