باشلانغج

باشلانغج

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• باشلانغیج‎ (başlangıc), باشلانغچ‎ (başlangıç), باشلانغیچ‎ (başlangıç)

Etymology

باشلانمق‎ (başlanmak) +‎ ـغج‎ (-gıc).

Noun

باشلانغج • (başlangıc)

1. start, the beginning of a thing by itself [from the later 19^th century]

   Synonyms: آغاز‎ (agaz, ağaz), باشلامه‎ (başlama, “the beginning a thing”), ابتدا‎ (ibtidaʼ, iptidaʼ), مقدمه‎ (mukaddime, mukaddeme), افتتاح‎ (iftitah)

Descendants

• Turkish: başlangıç
• → Armenian: պաշլանկըճ (pašlankəč)
• → Azerbaijani: başlanğıc