Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yï̄gla- (to cry, weep); cognate with Azerbaijani ağlamaq, Bashkir илау (ilaw), Kazakh жылау (jylau), Kyrgyz ыйлоо (ıyloo), Tatar еларга (yelarga), Turkmen āglamak, Uyghur يىغلىماق (yighlimaq) and Uzbek yigʻlamoq.

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آغلامق (ağlamak) (third-person singular simple present آغلار (ağlar))

  1. (intransitive) to cry, weep, shed tears

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: ağlamak
  • Gagauz: aalamaa

Further reading

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