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Idiomatic Doublets Doubles Troubles I'll have an assonant hendiadys to go, please -- and hold the mayo... Category 8 Turkish Doublets -- According to Vowel 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 8 -- Vowel harmony between words in ikilemeler Back Vowel Harmony You (usually) find vowel harmony between words in an ikilemeler. So, if one of the 'back vowels' (a, ı, o, u) is used in the first syllable of the first word, then one of the 'back vowels' will be used similarly in the second word. 'Back vowel' ikilemeler The ikilemeler Literal Meaning Plain English Meaning Example usage and English translation saç saça (baş başa) hair to hair (head to head) to begin to fight with each other, to rough up each other in a fight İki kadın, filmde saç saça baş başa dövüştüler. The two women in the film got into a helluva fight. havadan sudan from air from water at random, of this and that Havadan sudan konuştuk; vakit geçti. We talked about this and that, and the time passed. 'Back vowel' ikilemeler exceptions Some ikilemeler don't follow this 'back vowel' rhyme-rule... The ikilemeler Literal Meaning Plain English Meaning Example usage and English translation yol yordam (yol yöntem) road method the right way to do (something) Böyle yolsuz, yordamsız uygulamalarla eğitsel kol çalışmaları yürütülemez. The educational branches can't perform their function with those screwed up applications. Front Vowel Harmony If there's a front vowel (e, i, ö, ü) in the first syllable of the first word of the ikilemeler, then the second word follows suit (usually)... 'Front vowel' ikilemeler The ikilemeler Literal Meaning Plain English Meaning Example usage and English translation delik deşik hole hole full of holes Ceketi delik deşikti; giyilecek gibi değildi. The jacket was full of holes; it was not wearable. Holey moley! An illustrative cartoon for the entry just above... Right click or use Print Preview -- for options to 'View' larger image... The Lout [to a pal]: My wife has a great temperament... She never goes searching through my pockets... The Lout's pal: Oh really, and how would you know [that she doesn't search through them]? (Notice the transposed Turkish sentence structure -- refer to 'devrik cümle'...) The Lout: My pockets are full of holes [delik deşik], you see... If she went searching through, she'd certainly see [the holes] and sew them up. (Notice the transposed Turkish sentence structure -- refer to 'devrik cümle'...) Thanks to: Gözcu/Asabi Gazetesi, Gerçek Yayıncılık A. Ş. (Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ, Owner) and Volkan Atalay, creator of  'Maganda, The Lout'. Ankara 30 May 2001 eğilip bükülmek to be bent and to be twisted to fidget, squirm to fawn Karşımda eğilip bükülerek bir şeyler anlatmak istiyordu. He was sitting across from me wanting to explain things -- and squirming all the while... senet sepet senetsiz sepetsiz documentary proof basket lack of documentary proof basket written proof of a business transaction; an IOU; a bond (something) which has no written certification whatsoever Arsayı alınca senet sepet yaptınız mı? Did you make a written proof when you bought the land? But some 'front vowel' ikilemeler don't follow this rhyme 'rule'... 'Front vowel' ikilemeler exceptions... The ikilemeler Literal Meaning Plain English Meaning Example usage and English translation üstü başı (dökülmek) (to spill) top head for ones clothes to be in tatters Çocuğun üstü başı dökülüyordu, içeri aldı, giydirdi, doyurdu. The kid's clothes were in tatters; she took him in, she dressed him (in something else), and stuffed him (with food). 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