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Idiomatic Doublets Doubles Troubles I'll have an assonant hendiadys to go, please -- and hold the mayo... Category 7 Turkish Doublets -- According to 'Syllable' Harmony Related Pages: The Turkish Idioms A-Z, Index Turkish Acronyms/Abbreviations Idioms Origin Stories, Index Idioms Illustrated by Cartoons #1 Doubles Troubles Links Introduction Ass on henry's what?! Lewis's doublet categories Category 1 -- both meaningful words Category 2 -- one meaningful word Category 3 -- both meaningless words ikilemeler Category 4 -- according to word order Category 5 -- arising from numbers Category 6 -- arising from repeated words Category 7 -- according to syllable harmony Category 8 -- according to vowel harmony Category 9 -- according to 'b' and 'p' Category 10 -- m-doublets m-doublet surprise! Category 7 -- ikilemeler according to 'Syllable' Harmony Sound carries a lot of weight in an ikilemeler. As shown in the Category 6 Chart, a rhythmic harmony is produced by repeating the same word. Rhythmic harmony also occurs when you use similar sounding words to form the ikilemeler -- especially in the sounds of the first or of the last syllables of each word. First Syllable Harmony Consonants found at the beginning of words in ikilemeler provide similarity in the front sound -- and produce harmony. The ikilemeler Literal Meaning Plain English Meaning Example usage and English translation soylu soplu with lineage with clan someone from a well-known, well-established family Tessie soylu soplu bir gençle evlendi. Our Tessie married a bloke from the 'upper crust'. Tessie soysuz sopsuzun teki. Tessie is a girl with an unimpressive background. cümbür cemaat ('cümbür' is meaningless except in this phrase, see Lewis's Category 2 above...) ... congregation the whole kit and caboodle Cümbür cemaat komşuya oturmaya gittik. The whole kit and caboodle of us went to sit at the neighbors place. kul kurban [köle] (olmak) (to be) slave sacrifice (to be) greatly devoted (to) Sevdiği kişiye kul kurban olmuş; sonunda mutlu bir yuva kurmuşlar. He became devoted to the person he loved, and they finally established a happy home. yalan yanlış lie mistake very inaccurate/ full of mistakes, even fabrications Yalan yanlış haberlerle herkesin aklını karıştırdı. She confused everyone with her inaccurate news. zar zor membrane difficulty unwillingly, reluctantly with extreme difficulty by force Kızıma ödevini zar zor yaptırabildim. I was barely able to make my daughter do her homework. Last Syllable Harmony This type of harmony comes from a similarity of vowel sounds or of consonant sounds in final syllables of ikilemeler. The ikilemeler Literal Meaning Plain English Meaning Example usage and English translation eciş bücüş (Neither word has meaning except in this phrase -- see Lewis's Category 3.) ...... out of shape, crooked, distorted, ruined, ugly Eciş bücüş mobilyalar salonu çirkinleştirmiş. The ugly furniture makes the whole living room ugly. süklüm püklüm (Neither word has meaning except in this phrase -- see Lewis's Category 3.) ...... a downcast or hangdog manner, looking guilty Camı kıran çocuk süklüm püklüm müdürün huzuruna çıktı. The boy who broke the window glass presented himself to the principal in a hangdog manner. ayrısı gayrısı (olmamak, bilmemek) (to not be, to not know) separate other to be close friends, to be family, to have all things in common Amcamlarla bizim ayrımız gayrımız yoktur. We are very close with my uncles. hesap kitap arithmetic book after careful consideration after full consideration a financial book account/work Hesap kitap bu işin yapılmasının bir yararı olmadığı ortaya çıktı. After careful investigation, it seems that their was no benefit from doing this job. Related Pages: The Turkish Idioms A-Z, Index Turkish Acronyms/Abbreviations Idioms Origin Stories, Index Idioms Illustrated by Cartoons #1 Unrelated fun: Frequently asked questions about Turkey and the Turkish language Tarkan's Metamorphosis Album -- Christmas Day Release Turkish Music -- Tarkan Real-Life Weight Loss a la turc (with booklet) Habibullah and the Great Cannon Caper A simple Turkish 'thing'... Turkish Music -- Kayahan Turkish Belly Dancers Turkish Food and Beverage Turkish Terms Of Endearment Turkish Personal Names Politically Incorrect Turkish Humor Why Off-Color Turkish is important too Gossipy Turkish Who's Who Turkish Conventional and 'Erotik' Movies, Index To Category 8 Turkish Doublets -- According to Vowel Harmony

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