ahval

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish احوال, from Arabic أَحْوَال (ʔaḥwāl), plural of حَال (ḥāl). Compare Uyghur ئەھۋال (ehwal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑh.vɑl/

Noun

ahval (definite accusative ahvali, uncountable)

  1. plural of hâl, conditions, circumstances

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ahval”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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