sağlam

See also: Sağlam

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From sağ or possibly from a now obsolete *sağla-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑɣ.ɫɑm/

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Adjective

sağlam (comparative daha sağlam, superlative ən sağlam)

1. healthy, sound

   Sağlam bədəndə sağlam ruh olar. ― A healthy mind in a healthy body.

   Sağlam ol! ― Bless you! (literally, “Be healhty!”)

Derived terms

• sağlamlıq (“health”)

Descendants

• → Lezgi: сагълам (saġlam)

Further reading

• “sağlam” in Obastan.com.

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صاغلام (sağlam). Compare sağ (“healthy”), sağlamak (“to provide, ensure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑːɫɑm/
• Hyphenation: sağ‧lam

Adjective

sağlam

1. firm; strong; hard
2. unscathed, unharmed
3. healthy
4. safe, secure; accredited
5. real, with a believable base
6. (dialectal) I guess ..., probably.

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صاغلام”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1157