düzelmek

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دوزلمك (düzelmek)[1][2] from دوز (düz),[3] equivalent to düz (straight, flat) + -el (verb-forming suffix) + -mek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dy.zælˈmec/
  • Hyphenation: dü‧zel‧mek

Verb

düzelmek (third-person singular simple present düzelir)

  1. (intransitive) To become straight, to flatten, to become level
    Synonym: düzleşmek
  2. (intransitive) To get better from a bad state, to improve.
  3. (intransitive) (for weather) To clear up, to become mild.
  4. (intransitive) (for a sick) To get better, to recover.
    Synonym: iyileşmek

Conjugation

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “دوزلمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 921
  2. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “دوزلمك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 586
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “düz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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