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tanrı

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Azerbaijani

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish تكری (teŋri), from Proto-Turkic *teŋri or *taŋrï (god; sky, heaven).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɑnˈrɯ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tan‧rı

Noun

tanrı (definite accusative tanrını, plural tanrılar)

  1. god

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
More information nominative, singular ...

Derived terms

  • çoxtanrıçılıq (polytheism)
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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تڭری (tañrı, god), from Old Anatolian Turkish تكری (teŋri) from, Proto-Turkic *teŋri, *taŋrï (god; sky, heaven).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɑnˈɾɯ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tan‧rı

Noun

tanrı (definite accusative tanrıyı, plural tanrılar)

  1. god, deity, divinity
    Yunan tanrılarıGreek gods
  2. alternative letter-case form of Tanrı (God, Allah, deity in monotheism)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:tanrı
    Aman tanrım!Oh my God!

Usage notes

  • In Islamic contexts, Allah is often preferred, but Tanrı is also used.

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

See also

Further reading

  • tanrı”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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