ansızın
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آكسزین (añsızın),[1][2] from آڭ (añ), equivalent to an (“mind, perception, consciousness”) + -sız (without, -less) + -ın, literally “when one is without awareness, oblivious”.[3]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ansızın
- suddenly and unexpectedly, all of a sudden
- Synonyms: apansız, apansızın, aniden, birdenbire, durup dururken
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890), “آكسزین”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 173
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911), “آكسزین”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 30
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ansızın”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading[edit]
- ansızın in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “ansızın”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 261