apansız
Turkish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آپ آڭسز[1] or آپاڭسز (apañsız),[2] from آڭ (añ), intensive of ansız, from an (“mind, perception, consciousness”) + -sız (without, -less), literally “without awareness, oblivious”.[3]
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
apansız
- suddenly and unexpectedly, all of a sudden
- Synonyms: ansızın, aniden, birdenbire, durup dururken
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آپ آڭسز”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 26
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “آپاڭسز”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 7
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ansızın”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading edit
- “apansız”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “apansız”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 266