dolayı
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From dolamaq. Cognate with Turkish dolayı.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dolaˈjɯ]
- Hyphenation: do‧la‧yı
Adjective
dolayı (comparative daha dolayı, superlative ən dolayı)
Postposition
dolayı
- (dated) because of, for, due to [with ablative]
- Synonym: görə
References
- Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “dolayı”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language][1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, Baku: Şərq-Qərb
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طولایی (dolayı, “surrounding; pertaining, concerning”), from the same root as dolamak. Cognate with Azerbaijani dolayı.
Postposition
dolayı
- because of, for, due to
- Sorunlarından dolayı bilgisayar kapandı.
- The computer was closed because of the problems.
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “dolayı”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طولایی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1261