Acem lalesi

Turkish

Etymology

By surface analysis, Acem (“Ajam, Persian”) +‎ lale (“tulip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒem ɫa.leˈsi/

Noun

Acem lalesi (definite accusative Acem lalesini, plural Acem laleleri)

1. California poppy, any flowering plant in the genus Eschscholzia, especially Eschscholzia californica

   Synonyms: ateştopu, güneştopu

Declension

Declension of Acem lalesi

	singular	plural
nominative	Acem lalesi	Acem laleleri
definite accusative	Acem lalesini	Acem lalelerini
dative	Acem lalesine	Acem lalelerine
locative	Acem lalesinde	Acem lalelerinde
ablative	Acem lalesinden	Acem lalelerinden
genitive	Acem lalesinin	Acem lalelerinin

Further reading

• “Acem lalesi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “Acem”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 90