ansızın

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آكسزین (añsızın),^[1][2] from آڭ (añ), equivalent to an (“mind, perception, consciousness”) +‎ -sız (without, -less) +‎ -ın, literally “when one is without awareness, oblivious”.^[3]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.sɯ.zɯn/
• Hyphenation: an‧sı‧zın

Adverb

ansızın

1. suddenly and unexpectedly, all of a sudden

   Synonyms: apansız, apansızın, aniden, birdenbire, durup dururken

Related terms

• anlam
• anlamak
• anlatmak
• anlayış

References

1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آكسزین”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 173
2. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “آكسزین”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 30
3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ansızın”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

• “ansızın”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “ansızın”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 261