sözüm ona

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سوزم اوكا (sözüm oña, present company excepted),[1] from سوز (söz),[2] equivalent to söz (phrase, saying) + o (3rd P. Sg. pronoun) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally my phrase is directed at them, I'm referring to them.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sœˈzym.o.na/
  • Hyphenation: sö‧züm‧o‧na

Adverb

sözüm ona

  1. (idiomatic, used in contempt) supposedly, allegedly
    Synonyms: güya, sözde, sanki

References

  1. Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “سوزم اوكا”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 746
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “söz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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