دلی

See also: دلى and دلي

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

دلی • (deli)

  1. alternative form of دلو (“crazy”)

Further reading

  • Kanar, Mehmet (2018) “deli”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Dictionary] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 193

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish دلو (delü, “mad, crazy”), from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe (“mad, crazy”).

Cognates

Cognate with Azerbaijani dəli, Bashkir тиле (tile), Kazakh дәлду (däldu), Kyrgyz тели (teli), Turkmen däli, Uyghur تەلۋە (telwe) and Uzbek telba.

Adjective

دلی • (deli)

  1. mad, crazy, insane, lunatic, bonkers, not sane, exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind, mentally deranged
    Synonyms: احمق (ahmak), دیوانه (divane), مجنون (mecnun)
  2. whimsical, eccentric, quirky, bizarre, odd, given to quirks or idiosyncrasies, strange in a somewhat silly, manner
  3. inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthoughtful, not considerate, showing lack of due thought or care for the other people
  4. rash, foolhardy, reckless, impulsive, precipitate, acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks

Noun

دلی • (deli) (definite accusative دلیی (deliyi), plural دلیلر (deliler))

  1. madman, madwoman, loony, nut, psycho, schizo, nutcase, a person who is insane or mentally disturbed
  2. (historical) deli, a member of a light cavalry unit within the Ottoman Empire created to act as a shock troop

Derived terms

  • دلی آلاجه‌سی (deli alacası, “a bizarre matching of colors”)
  • دلی اورمان (deli orman, “vast forest”)
  • دلی باشی (deli başı, “leader of an irregular cavalry”)
  • دلی بال (deli bal, “mad honey”)
  • دلی دومان (deli duman, “whimsical and violent”)
  • دلی دیوانه (deli divane , “crazy”)
  • دلی صاچمه‌سی (deli saçması, “foolish or incongruous talk”)
  • دلی طولو (deli dolu, “thoughtless, inconsiderate”)
  • دلی فشك (deli fişek, “a reckless person”)
  • دلی مانطار (deli mantar, “unedible mushroom”)
  • دلیانه (deliyane, “pertaining to a madman”)
  • دلیجه (delice, “maddish, somewhat mad”)
  • دلیسی اولمق (delisi olmak, “to become mad or crazy”)
  • دلیقانلو (delikanlı, “young man, lad”)
  • دلیلك (delilik, “madness, craziness”)
  • دلیلندرمك (delilendirmek, “to make or let become mad”)
  • دلیلنمك (delilenmek, “to become mad or crazy”)
  • زیر دلی (zır deli, “completely mad or crazy”)
  • نه اولدم دلیسی (ne oldum delisi, “person full of fancies”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: deli
    • → Swedish: deli
  • → Armenian: տէլի (tēli)
  • → Greek: ντελής (ntelís)
  • → Hungarian: deli
  • → Serbo-Croatian: delija

Further reading

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Urdu

Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi दिल्ली (dillī).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

دِلّی • (dillī) f (Hindi spelling दिल्ली)

  1. (India, informal) alternative form of دِہْلی (dihlī): Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Usage notes

This term is mainly used informally. The standard term for Delhi in Urdu is دہلی (dehlī).

See also

union territories of India: یُونِیَن عِلاقے (yūniyan 'ilāqe)edit
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