sağlam
See also: Sağlam
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From sağ or possibly from a now obsolete *sağla-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑɣ.ɫɑm/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
sağlam (comparative daha sağlam, superlative ən sağlam)
- healthy, sound
- Sağlam bədəndə sağlam ruh olar. ― A healthy mind in a healthy body.
- Sağlam ol! ― Bless you! (literally, “Be healhty!”)
Derived terms
- sağlamlıq (“health”)
Descendants
- → Lezgi: сагълам (saġlam)
References
- Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “sağlam”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language][1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, Baku: Şərq-Qərb
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish صاغلام (sağlam). Compare sağ (“healthy”), sağlamak (“to provide, ensure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑːɫɑm/
- Hyphenation: sağ‧lam
Adjective
sağlam
- firm; strong; hard
- unscathed, unharmed
- healthy
- safe, secure; accredited
- real, with a believable base
- (dialectal) I guess ..., probably.
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “صاغلام”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1157