Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish ابدال (abdal, aptal), from Arabic أَبْدَال pl (ʔabdāl) of singular بَدَل (badal, a substitute; a good, religious man; saint) and بَدِيل (badīl).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɑp.tɑɫ/ [ɑp.t̟ʰɑɫ̟̊]
  • (file)

Adjective edit

aptal

  1. dumb
  2. silly

Declension edit

Noun edit

aptal (definite accusative aptalı, plural aptallar)

  1. fool
  2. naïf
  3. idiot
  4. simpleton

Declension edit

Inflection
Nominative aptal
Definite accusative aptalı
Singular Plural
Nominative aptal aptallar
Definite accusative aptalı aptalları
Dative aptala aptallara
Locative aptalda aptallarda
Ablative aptaldan aptallardan
Genitive aptalın aptalların

Synonyms edit

See also edit