Ottoman Turkish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
باشلانمق (başlanmak) + ـغج (-gıc). Compare Turkmen başlangyç and Azerbaijani başlanğıc.
باشلانغج • (başlangıc)
- start, the beginning of a thing by itself [from the later 19th century]
- Synonyms: آغاز (agaz, ağaz), باشلامه (başlama, “the beginning a thing”), ابتدا (ibtidaʼ, iptidaʼ), مقدمه (mukaddime, mukaddeme), افتتاح (iftitah)
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