ilelebet

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish الی الابد (ilelebet), from Arabic إِلَى (ʔilā, “to, until”) and الْأَبَد (al-ʔabad).

Adverb

ilelebet (archaic)

  1. forever [from 19th c.]
    Benim naçiz vücudum elbet bir gün toprak olacaktır, ancak Türkiye Cumhuriyeti ilelebet payidar kalacaktır.
    One day my mortal body will turn to dust, but the Turkish Republic will stand forever.

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