iltimas

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish التماس (iltimās, “a trying to touch with the hand, a feeling with the hand, a request, solicitation”), from Arabic اِلْتِمَاس (iltimās), verbal noun of اِلْتَمَسَ (iltamasa, “to beseech, to request, to implore, to solicit”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /il.tiˈmas/, (definite accusative) /il.tiˈmaːsɯ/ Hyphenation: il‧ti‧mas === Noun === iltimas (definite accusative iltiması, plural iltimaslar) (obsolete) The act of holding, holding on to. (figuratively) The act of supporting someone or granting someone priority or privilege disregarding laws. Synonyms: kayırma, torpil (colloquial) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “iltimas”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “iltimas”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2155