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آلای

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ἀλλάγιον (allágion), from Ancient Greek ἀλλαγή (allagḗ). Cognate with Italian aggio.

Noun

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آلای (alay)

  1. (military) regiment
  2. parade; procession
  3. celebration
  4. crowd

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: alay
  • Armenian: ալայ (alay)
  • Laz: ალაჲი (alayi), ალაჲიცო (alayiʒo)
  • Northern Kurdish: alayî
  • Romanian: alai

References

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  • Kélékian, Diran (1911), “آلای”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 32
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “آلای”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “آلای”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 181a
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN