ağır
Meaning
- heavy
- intense
- slow
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈɯɾ/
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آغر (ağır, “heavy”), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (aɣïr, “heavy”), from Proto-Turkic *iagïr (“heavy”). Cognate of Old Turkic 𐰍𐰃𐰺 (ǧir¹ /agïr/, “heavy”) and Uzbek ogʻir.
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Sentences
Ağır adımlarla çıktım, koridorda dolaşmaya başladım.
I took slow steps and started walking in the corridor.
Yasaya uymayanları ise ağır cezalar bekliyor.
Drastic penalties await those who fail to abide by the law.
Bedri Macide’nin bekleyeceği kahvelere doğru ağır ağır yürüdü.
Bedri walked slowly towards the coffees that Macide would wait for.
Nihat’la Ömer köprüden ağır ağır Babıâli Caddesi’ne doğru yürüdüler.
Nihat and Ömer walked slowly from the bridge towards Babıâli Street.