فال

See also: قال and فأل

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَأْل (faʔl, good omen).

Noun

فال • (fal) (definite accusative فالی (falı), plural افول (eful))

  1. omen, portent, augury, something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future
    Synonym: اوغور (uğur)
  2. fortune-telling, divination, the act or practise of predicting the future, prediction of future events, especially those of a personal nature
    Synonym: كهانت (kehânet)

Derived terms

  • بد فال (bed fal, evil omen)
  • فال آتمق (fal atmak, to tell fortune)
  • فال آچمق (fal açmak, to tell fortune)
  • فال آچیجی (fal açıcı, fortune-teller)
  • فال باقمق (fal bakmak, to tell fortune)
  • فال دیكمك (fal dikmek, to seek an indication of one's fortune)
  • فال طاشی (fal taşı, pebble used in augury)
  • فال طوتمق (fal tutmak, to take an omen)
  • فالجی (falcı, fortune-teller)
  • فالزن (falzen, fortune-teller)

Descendants

  • Turkish: fal
  • Albanian: fall
  • Armenian: ֆալ (fal)

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَأْل (faʔl).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? fāl
Dari reading? fāl
Iranian reading? fâl
Tajik reading? fol

Noun

فال • (fâl) (plural فال‌ها)

  1. omen

Derived terms