fisebilillah

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فی سبیل الله (fi sebili llah), from Arabic فِي سَبِيلِ ٱلله (fī sabīli llāh, “in the cause of God”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfiː.se.biː.lil.lah/
  • Hyphenation: fi‧se‧bi‧lil‧lah

Adverb

fisebilillah (archaic)

  1. expecting nothing in return, gratis
    • Şenol Onay, Vatansavar, page 32:
      Programsızlık sanısına kapıldım, u dönüşüyle yön değiştirdim, çeperli duraktaki neşesiz otostopçuya acıdım, fisebilillah seslendim, şoför mahalline aldım.
      I was under the illusion of not having a program, with a U-turn I changed direction, I felt sorry for the sad hitchhiker at the fenced stop, I called out expecting nothing in return, and took him into the driver's seat.

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