ahval

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish احوال, from Arabic أَحْوَال (ʔaḥwāl), plural of حَال (ḥāl). Compare Uyghur ئەھۋال (ehwal).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑh.vɑl/

Noun

ahval (definite accusative ahvali, uncountable)

  1. plural of hâl, conditions, circumstances

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ahval”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.