ایلمك

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (eylemek), from older *eðle-, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ed (“thing, goods”).

Alternative forms

• ایله‌مك (eylemek)

Verb

ایلمك • (eylemek)

1. to make; to do
2. Forms active verbs from Arabic and Persian verbal nouns

   Synonym: ایتمك (etmek)

Descendants

• Turkish: eylemek

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “eylemek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ایلمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 306

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *īl- (“to hang”).

Verb

ایلمك • (ilmek)

1. to tie loosely, to baste

Descendants

• Turkish: ilmek

Noun

ایلمك • (ilmek)

1. loop, noose

Descendants

• → Armenian: իլմէկ (ilmēk), իլմէնք (ilmēnkʻ)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “il-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ایلمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 306