lütfen

See also: lütfən

Turkish

Alternative forms

lutfen

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish لطفاً‎ (lütfen), derived from Arabic لُطْفًا‎ (luṭfan), adverbial accusative of لُطْف‎ (luṭf, “kindness, friendliness”). By surface analysis, lütuf (“grace, favour, kindness”) +‎ -en (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlyt.fɛn/
Hyphenation: lüt‧fen

Interjection

lütfen

(formal) please (when asking)
- 2021 July 9, cakal (lyrics and music), “Lütfen”‎:
  Lütfen, lütfen, cam bardak olsun lütfen
  Alın üstümden lütfen, sen püflesen ben küsmem, ya
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Further reading

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

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