oldum olası

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • oldum olasıya

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اولدم اوله‌سی (oldum olası, “ever since I came into existence, from my birth until now”),[1] equivalent to ol- (“to be, to become”) +‎ -du (past tense suffix) +‎ -m (1st person singular suffix) +‎ ol- +‎ -ası (adverbial participle suffix, mutated).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɫˈdum.o.ɫa.sɯ/
  • Hyphenation: ol‧dum‧o‧la‧sı

Adverb

oldum olası

  1. For as long as I can remember, from my earliest recollection; always.
    Synonyms: kendimi bildim bileli, oldum bittim, öteden beri
  • ola ki
  • olan oldu
  • oldu olacak
  • oldubitti
  • olduğu kadar
  • olsa olsa
  • olup olacağı
  • olur olmaz

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اولدم اوله‌سی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 268

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