herhâlde
See also: her hâlde
Turkish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Ottoman Turkish هر حالده (her ḥalde),[1][2][3] from Persian هر (har) + Arabic حَال (ḥāl),[4][5] equivalent to her (“each, every”) + hâl (“state, condition”) + -de (locative suffix).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editherhâlde
- presumably, supposedly, possibly, maybe
- Synonyms: galiba, belki, ihtimal, ihtimal ki
- Herhâlde yemek yapıyorsun. ― I suppose you're cooking.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “هر حالده”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2161
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “هر حالده”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 493
- ^ Sami, Şemseddin. Kamus-ı Türki, haz. Paşa Yavuzarslan, Ankara, Türk Dil Kurumu (2010).
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “her”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hal¹”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
edit- “herhâlde”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “herhâlde”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1934