el altından

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Turkish

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Etymology

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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

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

Adverb

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el altından

  1. (idiomatic) underhandedly, secretly, covertly, clandestinely
    Synonyms: gizliden gizliye, gizlice
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References

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

Further reading

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