aksakal

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English

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Noun

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aksakal (plural aksakals or aksakallar)

  1. Alternative form of aqsaqal

Translations

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish اق صقاللو (aḳ ṣaḳallu, ṣaḳallı, white bearded, an elder of a village),[1] compound of ak (white) +‎ sakal (beard).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈak.sa.kaɫ/
  • Hyphenation: ak‧sa‧kal

Noun

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aksakal (definite accusative aksakalı, plural aksakallar)

  1. (figuratively) An elder in a village or neighborhood.
    Synonym: ihtiyar
  2. (figuratively) Someone who is a senior by age or experience at a certain job or art.
    Synonym: duayen
  3. (figuratively) A Wali.
    Synonyms: evliya, ermiş

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative aksakal
Definite accusative aksakalı
Singular Plural
Nominative aksakal aksakallar
Definite accusative aksakalı aksakalları
Dative aksakala aksakallara
Locative aksakalda aksakallarda
Ablative aksakaldan aksakallardan
Genitive aksakalın aksakalların
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular aksakalım aksakallarım
2nd singular aksakalsın aksakallarsın
3rd singular aksakal
aksakaldır
aksakallar
aksakallardır
1st plural aksakalız aksakallarız
2nd plural aksakalsınız aksakallarsınız
3rd plural aksakallar aksakallardır
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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اق صقاللو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 161

Further reading

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