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یازی

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish یَازُو (yazu), Proto-Turkic *yạŕ-ïg (writing, scripture), a derivation from *yạŕ- (to write)[1]. Cognate with Azerbaijani yazı.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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یازی (yazı) (definite accusative یازیی (yazıyı), plural یازیلر (yazılar))

  1. writing, scripture, text, graphism of symbols such as characters or letters that express some meaning
    Synonyms: خط (hatt), نوشته (nevişte)
  2. tails, the side of a coin that doesn't bear the picture of the head of state, but writings or numbers instead
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Turkish: yazı

References

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  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “yazı”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yazï (broad, open plain)[1], perhaps a derivation from the verb *yaz- (to scatter, disperse).

Noun

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یازی (yazı) (definite accusative یازیی (yazıyı), plural یازیلر (yazılar))

  1. plain, flatland, grassland, an expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse in a mountainous region
    Synonym: اوا (ova)
Descendants
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References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “yazı:”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 984

Further reading

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