el altından

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ال آلتندن (el altından),[1][2] from ال (al, el) and آلت (alt),[3][4] equivalent to el (hand) + alt (under, lower, bottom) + (possessive suffix) + -(n)dan (ablative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally from under the hand. Cognates with Azerbaijani əl altından.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈel.aɫ.tɯn.dan/
  • Hyphenation: el‧al‧tın‧dan

Adverb

el altından

  1. (idiomatic) underhandedly, secretly, covertly, clandestinely
    Synonyms: gizliden gizliye, gizlice
  • el altında
  • el birliği
  • el çabukluğu
  • elden ele
  • eli açık
  • eli bol
  • eli boş
  • eli kulağında

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ال آلتندن”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 178
  2. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ال آلتندن”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 131
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “el”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  4. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “alt”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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