acilen

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عاجلاً (ʿācilen),[1][2] from Arabic عَاجِلًا (ʕājilan) adverbial accusative of عَاْجِل (ʕājil), from عَجِلَ (ʕajila, “to hurry”).[3]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaːd͡ʒi.len/, /aːˈd͡ʒi.len/
Hyphenation: a‧ci‧len

Adverb

acilen

In an urgent manner; urgently, promptly, without delay.
Synonyms: acele, aceleten, çabucak, hemen, derhâl, ivedilikle, süratle, tezce, tezelden

Related terms

aceleci
acil
acul
istical
muaccel
müstacel

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عاجلاً”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1275
Kélékian, Diran (1911) “عاجلاً”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 833
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “acil”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

“acilen”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “acilen”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 95

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