seyir

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سیر (sayr), from Arabic سَيْر (sayr)[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈjiɾ/

Noun

seyir (definite accusative seyri, plural seyirler)

  1. The way something is going; its course, run.
    hayatın normal seyrithe normal course of life
  2. (of vehicles) Movement on a route; progress.
    seyir halindeki araçlarvehicles on the move
  3. The act of watching something for entertainment or education.
    Synonym: (dated) temaşa
    İyi seyirler!Enjoy the show! (literally, “Have a good watch!”)
  4. (archaic) Something to be watched for entertainment.

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

References

  1. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), seyir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

  • seyir in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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