ağırlamak
Meaning
To provide a guest with comfort and to show them respect; to host, to entertain, to show hospitality towards.
Synonyms
iyi karşılamak
keyfine bakmak
mest olmak
şölen vermek
ziyafet çekmek
ziyafet vermek
zevk ve sefa içinde yaşamak
hoşça vakit geçirtmek
Translations
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/aːɯɾ.ɫaˈmak/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آغرلمق (ağırlamak, “to treat with marks of respect, to become heavy”), from Proto-Turkic *iagïrla- (“to honor, to serve”), from Proto-Turkic *iagïr- (“heavy”), equivalent to ağır + -la + -mak.
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