mesela

See also: meselâ

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مثلا (mesela), derived from Arabic مَثَلاً (maṯalan, “for example”), adverbial accusative of مَثَل (maṯal, “example”). The form in /aː/ represents the Arabic pausal pronunciation (as also in evvela or mutlaka). By surface analysis, mesel (“example”) +‎ -a (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.se.laː/

Adverb

mesela

  1. for example

Synonyms

References

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