آرالق

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

From آرَا (ara). [1]

Noun

آرَالُقْ • (araluq)

  1. gap, room, space, interval

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: aralıq
  • Gagauz: aralık
  • Ottoman Turkish: آرالق (aralık)

References

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

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish آرَالُقْ (araluq, gap, space, interval); cognate with Azerbaijani aralıq and Gagauz aralık. Equivalent to آرا (ara, gap, space, interval) +‎ ـلق (-lık, -luk, -ness, -hood).

Noun

آرالق • (aralık) (definite accusative آرالغی (aralığı), plural آرالقلر (aralıklar))

  1. space of place, gap, opening, room between two or more things, an interval between two or more points
    Synonyms: آرا (ara), بوشلق (boşluk), خلال (hilal), مابین (mabeyin), مسافه (mesafe)
  2. space of time, an interval or pause between two or more events, a length of time marked off by two instants
    Synonyms: آرا (ara), فاصله (fasıla), وقت (vakt)
  3. chink, crevice, fissure, crack, any long, narrow opening made by breaking or splitting, as in a rock or in a wall
    Synonyms: چاتلاق (çatlak), چاك (çâk), یارق (yarık)
  4. blank, void, an empty or vacant space, especially one in a writing or on a piece of paper which one must fill in
  5. interruption, hiatus, recess, break, moratorium, a temporary stoppage of an activity, a cessation of something
    Synonym: تنفس (teneffüs)
  6. corridor, hallway, passageway, gangway, a narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building
    Synonyms: دهلیز (dehliz), قوریدور (koridor)
  7. December, the twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding January
    Synonym: كانون اول (kanun-ı evvel)

Derived terms

  • آرالق آرالق (aralık aralık, from time to time)
  • آرالق ویرمك (aralık vermek, to interrupt)
  • آرالقده (aralıkda, sometimes, often)
  • اول آرالق (ol aralık, at that time, then)
  • بر آرالق (bir aralık, once upon a time)
  • بو آرالق (bu aralık, at this time, then)

Descendants

Proper noun

آرالق • (aralık)

  1. Aralık (a town and district of Iğdır Province, Turkey)
    Synonym: باشكند (başkend) (historical)

Descendants

Further reading