عجله

See also: عجلة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَجَلَة (ʕajala, haste, hurry).

Noun

عجله • (ʼacele) (definite accusative عجله‌یی (ʼaceleyi), plural عجله‌لر (ʼaceleler))

  1. rush, haste, hurry, precipitancy

Derived terms

  • عجله ایتمك (ʼacele etmek, to hurry, haste)
  • عجله‌جی (ʼaceleci, man habitually in a hurry)
  • عجله‌لو (ʼaceleli, in a hurry)

Descendants

  • Turkish: acele

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَجَلَة (ʕajala).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ajala
Dari reading? ajala
Iranian reading? ajale
Tajik reading? ajala

Noun

عجله • (ajala / ajale) (Tajik spelling аҷала)

  1. hurry, haste
    عجله کار شیطان است.
    ajale kâr-e sheytân ast.
    Haste makes waste.
    (literally, “Haste is the Devil's work.”)

Derived terms

  • عجله کردن (ajale kardan)

Further reading