Onaylan

Onaylan is a Turkish verb form derived from the root verb onaylamak, which means “to approve” or “to ratify.” The form onaylan is the passive past participle, translating roughly to “approved” or “ratified” in English. It is commonly used in legal, administrative, and formal contexts to indicate that a document, decision, or action has received official approval.

In everyday Turkish, onaylan is typically found in written communication such as contracts, municipal ordinances, or governmental decrees. For example, a meeting resolution might be noted as “Karar onaylanmıştır” meaning “The decision has been approved.” The participial suffix –lan signals that the subject of the original verb (often a person or institution) is not explicitly stated, emphasizing that the approval is a completed action.

Etymologically, onay (approval) comes from the Arabic word “ʾanā’” meaning “to approve” or “to recognize.” The Turkish language absorbed many such terms during the Ottoman era, and onaylamak became a standard verb for formal endorsement. Suffixation in Turkish converts the base verb to onaylan (approved) or onaylı (approved, possessing approval).

Variants of onaylan include onaylı and onaylamış, indicating present and past perfect forms respectively. The term is widely understood among Turkish speakers and is an essential component in legal and bureaucratic language.