ahenk

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آهنك (âhenk), from Persian آهنگ (âhang). See Azerbaijani ahəng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːˈhenc/, /ˈɑːhæŋd͡ʒ/

Noun

ahenk (definite accusative ahengi, plural ahenkler)

1. (dated) harmony

   Synonyms: armoni, uyum

Declension

Declension of ahenk

singular plural nominative ahenk ahenkler definite accusative ahengi ahenkleri dative ahenge ahenklere locative ahenkte ahenklerde ablative ahenkten ahenklerden genitive ahengin ahenklerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular ahengim ahenklerim 2nd singular ahengin ahenklerin 3rd singular ahengi ahenkleri 1st plural ahengimiz ahenklerimiz 2nd plural ahenginiz ahenkleriniz 3rd plural ahenkleri ahenkleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular ahengimi ahenklerimi 2nd singular ahengini ahenklerini 3rd singular ahengini ahenklerini 1st plural ahengimizi ahenklerimizi 2nd plural ahenginizi ahenklerinizi 3rd plural ahenklerini ahenklerini dative singular plural 1st singular ahengime ahenklerime 2nd singular ahengine ahenklerine 3rd singular ahengine ahenklerine 1st plural ahengimize ahenklerimize 2nd plural ahenginize ahenklerinize 3rd plural ahenklerine ahenklerine locative singular plural 1st singular ahengimde ahenklerimde 2nd singular ahenginde ahenklerinde 3rd singular ahenginde ahenklerinde 1st plural ahengimizde ahenklerimizde 2nd plural ahenginizde ahenklerinizde 3rd plural ahenklerinde ahenklerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular ahengimden ahenklerimden 2nd singular ahenginden ahenklerinden 3rd singular ahenginden ahenklerinden 1st plural ahengimizden ahenklerimizden 2nd plural ahenginizden ahenklerinizden 3rd plural ahenklerinden ahenklerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular ahengimin ahenklerimin 2nd singular ahenginin ahenklerinin 3rd singular ahenginin ahenklerinin 1st plural ahengimizin ahenklerimizin 2nd plural ahenginizin ahenklerinizin 3rd plural ahenklerinin ahenklerinin

Derived terms

• ahenkleştirmek (“to harmonize”)
• ahenkli (“harmonious”)
• ahenklilik (“harmoniousness”)
• ahenksiz (“discordant”)
• ahenksizlik (“discord”)

Further reading

• “ahenk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “ahenk”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ahenk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük