seyir
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish سیر (sayr), from Arabic سَيْر (sayr)[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈjiɾ/
Noun
seyir (definite accusative seyri, plural seyirler)
- The way something is going; its course, run.
- hayatın normal seyri ― the normal course of life
- (of vehicles) Movement on a route; progress.
- seyir halindeki araçlar ― vehicles on the move
- The act of watching something for entertainment or education.
- Synonym: (dated) temaşa
- İyi seyirler! ― Enjoy the show! (literally, “Have a good watch!”)
- (archaic) Something to be watched for entertainment.
Declension
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- seyir defteri
- seyir füzesi
- seyirci
- seyirci kalmak
- seyirlik
- seyre dalmak
- seyretmek
- seyrüsefer
- seyyar
- seyyare
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “seyir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
- seyir in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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