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alan.

area, square as for place.

4 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɑˈɫɑn/

  1. area, square as for place.

    Tarlanın alanı 150.000 hektarla en büyüktü.

  2. field, domain, area

    bilim alanı
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish آلاڭ (alañ, “glade, plain ground”), from Proto-Common Turkic *alaŋ.

noun/ɑˈɫɑn/

  1. The person who takes something.

    Atı alan Üsküdar'ı geçti.
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish آلان (alan), equivalent to almak (“to take, to receive”) + -an.

adj/ɑˈɫɑn/

  1. recipient, susceptive

    participle · present
    Atı alan Üsküdar'ı geçti.
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish آلان (alan), equivalent to almak (“to take, to receive”) + -an.

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