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irəli

Azerbaijani

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Cyrillic ирәли
Abjad ایرلی

Etymology

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From metathesis of an earlier form, compare Turkish ileri. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰼𐰇 (il²gr²ü /⁠ilgerü⁠/),[1] Kipchak ilgari,[2] Bashkir элгәре (elgəre, “earlier; first”). Ultimately a derivation from Proto-Turkic *il(i)k (“front, before; East;”),[3] whence also Azerbaijani ilk (“first”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [iræˈli]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ir‧ə‧li

Adverb

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irəli

  1. forwards
    Bir addım irəli, iki addım geri.
    One step forward, two steps back.
    Synonym: qabağa
    Antonym: geri

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Lezgi: ирели (ireli), ⇒ Lezgi: ирели авун (ireli avun)

References

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  1. ^ Abuseitova, M. Kh, Bukhatuly, B., editors (2008), “𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰼𐰇”, in TÜRIK BITIG, Language Committee of Ministry of Culture and Information of Republic of Kazakhstan
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ileri”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  3. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*il(i)k”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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