seyir

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سیر (seyr, seyir), 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 seyri ― the normal course of life
  2. (of vehicles) Movement on a route; progress.
    seyir halindeki araçlar ― vehicles 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

Declension of seyir
singular plural
nominative seyir seyirler
definite accusative seyri seyirleri
dative seyre seyirlere
locative seyirde seyirlerde
ablative seyirden seyirlerden
genitive seyrin seyirlerin

Derived terms

References

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

Further reading

  • “seyir”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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