acil

Acil is a Turkish adjective meaning urgent or immediate, used to describe situations or actions that require prompt attention. It is commonly employed in medical and public-safety contexts as well as in ordinary speech to indicate urgency.

In health care, acil is found in terms such as acil servis (emergency department) and acil tıp (emergency medicine). More generally, Turkish speakers use acil to form phrases like acil durum (emergency situation), bir durumun acil olması (the matter being urgent), and acil yardıma ihtiyaç duymak (to need urgent help). Outside medical settings, acil can modify nouns to convey that something cannot be postponed.

Phonology and usage notes: acil is pronounced roughly as [aˈd͡ʒil], with the Turkish letter c representing the 'j' sound as in judge, and the stress typically on the first syllable. The word is a standard part of modern Turkish vocabulary and is used across formal and informal registers. While it primarily functions as an adjective, its meaning is strongly linked to time sensitivity, distinguishing urgent or emergency contexts from routine ones.

Translations and equivalents: in English, acil is most often rendered as urgent or emergency, depending on context. Acil durum translates to emergency situation, acil servis to emergency department or emergency services, and acil yardım to urgent or emergency assistance. The term is not a proper noun and is not confined to any single domain, making it a flexible descriptor in everyday Turkish. See also Turkish language, emergency medicine, and emergency management.