ansızın
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[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 173
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “آكسزین”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 30
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ansızın”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading edit
- “ansızın”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “ansızın”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 261