غلیان

See also: غليان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَلَيَان (ḡalayān, “boiling; rage”), verbal noun of غَلَى (ḡalā, “to boil”).

Noun

غلیان • (galeyân) (definite accusative غلیانی (galeyânı), plural غلیانلر (galeyânlar))

  1. boiling, ebullition, the process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point
    Synonyms: فوران (feverân), قاینامه (kaynama)
  2. effervescence, the escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink
    Synonyms: فوران (feverân), قاینامه (kaynama)
  3. (figuratively) excandescence, raging, a fit of rage, a display of a state of extreme, often uncontrollable, anger or fury
    Synonym: فوران (feverân)

Derived terms

  • درجه غلیان (derece-i galeyân, “boiling temperature”)
  • غلیان افكار (galeyân-ı efkâr, “overflow of ideas”)
  • غلیان ایتمك (galeyân etmek, “to boil, effervesce”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: galeyan

Further reading

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