حركت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَرَكَة (ḥaraka, movement, motion).

Noun

حركت • (hareket) (definite accusative حركتی (hareketi), plural حركات (harekât))

  1. movement, motion, a state of physical progression from one place to another or between points in space
    Synonym: سیر (seyr)
  2. action, act, deed, doing, something that is done intentionally, often so as to accomplish a purpose
    Synonym: فعل (fiʼil)
  3. conduct, behavior, demeanor, the way a living creature, especially a human, behaves or acts generally
    Synonym: طاورانیش (davranış)

Derived terms

  • حركت آلتمشلی (hareket-i altmışlı, name of senior division of university professors)
  • حركت اختلاف (hareket-i ihtilâf, motion of an epicycle)
  • حركت ارض (hareket-i arz, earthquake)
  • حركت ایتمك (hareket etmek, to move; to act, behave)
  • حركت داخل (hareket-i dâhil, name of senior division of university professors)
  • حركت دورانیه (hareket-i devrâniye, rotation)
  • حركت قسریه (hareket-i kasriye, motion caused by external force)
  • حركتسز (hareketsiz, motionless)
  • حركتلندرمك (hareketlendirmek, to make or let move)
  • حركتلنمك (hareketlenmek, to get into motion)
  • حركتلو (hareketli, moving)
  • حركته كلمك (harekete gelmek, to get into motion)
  • طور و حركت (tavr ü hareket, behavior)

Descendants

  • Turkish: hareket
  • Zazaki: hereket

Further reading