hulus
Turkish
editEtymology
editInherited from Ottoman Turkish خلوص (hulus), from Arabic خُلُوص (ḵulūṣ), verbal noun of خَلَصَ (ḵalaṣa, “to be pure”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithulus (definite accusative hulusu, plural huluslar) (archaic)
- purity of heart
- Synonym: saflık
- (figurative) flattery
- Synonym: dalkavukluk
Declension
editInflection | ||
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Nominative | hulus | |
Definite accusative | hulusu | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | hulus | huluslar |
Definite accusative | hulusu | hulusları |
Dative | hulusa | huluslara |
Locative | hulusta | huluslarda |
Ablative | hulustan | huluslardan |
Genitive | hulusun | hulusların |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “hulus”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “hulus”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2004a
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hulus”, in Nişanyan Sözlük