Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اساسلی (esaslı),[1][2] from اساس (esas),[3] equivalent to esas (foundation, core; main, essential) +‎ -lı.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /e.sasˈɫɯ/
  • Hyphenation: e‧sas‧lı

Adjective edit

esaslı

  1. fundamental, radical; not temporary or accessory; thorough, far-reaching
  2. effective, strong
  3. (of a person) admirable, worthy
  4. authentic, valid (i.e of news)

Declension edit

Adverb edit

esaslı

  1. fundamentally, radically

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “اَساسلی”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 94
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “اساسلی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 73
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “esas”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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