aslan
التعريفات والمعاني
== Aromanian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
aslanu
=== Etymology ===
From Ottoman Turkish آرسلان (arslan).
=== Noun ===
aslan m (feminine aslanã, plural aslanj, feminine plural aslani or aslane)
lion
==== Synonyms ====
arslan
ljundar
== Azerbaijani ==
=== Alternative forms ===
arslan
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan (“lion”).
=== Noun ===
aslan (definite accusative aslanı, plural aslanlar)
lion
Synonym: şir
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “aslan”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language][1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آرسلان (arslan).
=== Noun ===
aslan m (plural aslani)
(obsolete) lion
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
aslan in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
== Salar ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan. Cognate to Azerbaijani aslan.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Xunhua, Qinghai; Ashnu, Hualong, Qinghai; Ili, Xinjiang) IPA(key): /ɑslɑn/
(Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): /ɑslɨn/
=== Noun ===
aslan (3rd person possessive aslanı, plural aslanlar)
elephant
==== Derived terms ====
aslan tiş (“ivory”)
=== References ===
Potanin, G.N. (1893), “aslan”, in Тангутско-Тибетская окраина Китая и Центральная Монголия (in Russian), page 428
Kakuk, S. (1962), “aslan”, in “Un Vocabulaire Salar”, in Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae[2], volume 14, number 2, Akadémiai Kiadó, →ISBN, pages 173-196
林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985), “aslan”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar][3], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 120
马伟 (Ma Wei); 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016), “aslan”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages - Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 264
== Turkish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
arslan (“dated”)
=== Etymology ===
From earlier arslan, from Ottoman Turkish آرسلان (arslan), from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan, equivalent to arsıl (“auburn, brown”) + -lan (suffix denoting a wild, predatory animal). Compare kaplan (“tiger”), yılan (“snake”), sırtlan (“hyena”) for the ending.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /asˈɫan/, [ɑ̟s.ɫɑ̟n]
=== Noun ===
aslan (definite accusative aslanı, plural aslanlar)
lion, any large felid of the species Panthera leo
Synonym: şir
(figuratively) lion, a strong, brave and valiant man
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“aslan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “aslan”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “aslan”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 320
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “aslan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
== Uzbek ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Arabic أَصْلًا (ʔaṣlan), adverbial accusative of أَصْل (ʔaṣl). By surface analysis, asl + -an. Compare Azerbaijani əsla and Turkish aslen.
=== Adverb ===
aslan
originally, at first