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eyvallah

Turkish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Blend of iyi +‎ vallahi. Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایوالله (eyvallah), equivalent to ایو (eyü, “good”) + والله (vallahi).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈej.valːah/
  • Hyphenation: ey‧val‧lah

Noun edit

eyvallah

  1. (slang) thanks

Synonyms edit

Further reading edit

  • “eyvallah”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

References edit

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “eyvallah”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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