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just a meaning of a word...
1.       ay07
201 posts
 03 Jul 2008 Thu 11:23 pm

Hi guys, it was soooo long time ago when i asked my last translation, and now you can see i was changing: my questions become shorter and shorter

There was something what I tried to translate, but there is a word what i can't find anywhere... What is "apo" ? Is it a name, a person, or an organisation?

2.       mltm
3690 posts
 03 Jul 2008 Thu 11:36 pm

Probably, it's a nickname. An abbreviation of Abdullah (a male name)

3.       sonunda
5004 posts
 03 Jul 2008 Thu 11:37 pm

I think the context would help-how was it in a sentence?

4.       ay07
201 posts
 04 Jul 2008 Fri 01:17 am

Quoting sonunda:

I think the context would help-how was it in a sentence?




"diyar bakirli apo fun clup
Description:
hangi apoya ozendi hangisine benzedi..."

So i didn't understand anything :-S

5.       Erem
231 posts
 04 Jul 2008 Fri 11:00 am

Yes, it's a shortened form of the name Abdullah. You'll see this with many names in Turkish. For example, Ibrahim becomes "Ibo", Fatma becomes "Fatos" or "Fadik", Zeynep becomes "Zeyno". You get the idea. It's just as confusing as William becoming "Billy" or Richard becoming "Dick" in English.

6.       MarioninTurkey
6124 posts
 04 Jul 2008 Fri 11:08 am

Just saying Apo was enough for us to know who: the leader of the PKK (Kurdish group) who was arrested and charged with leading a terrorist group. He is currently in prison. The death sentence has been passed, but not yet implemented (many think it never will - who knows).

His name is Abdullah Öcalan.

This is confirmed by the Turkish sentence. Diyarbakir Apo Fan Club (Diyarbakir is a major city in SE Turkey with a large Kurdish population)

7.       sonunda
5004 posts
 04 Jul 2008 Fri 01:21 pm

Quoting MarioninTurkey:

Just saying Apo was enough for us to know who: the leader of the PKK (Kurdish group) who was arrested and charged with leading a terrorist group. He is currently in prison. The death sentence has been passed, but not yet implemented (many think it never will - who knows).

His name is Abdullah Öcalan.

This is confirmed by the Turkish sentence. Diyarbakir Apo Fan Club (Diyarbakir is a major city in SE Turkey with a large Kurdish population)



Sorry,but it wasn't enough for me!
(I must be a bit thick!)

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