silsile
Turkish
Alternative forms
- sinsile (informal)
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سلسله (silsile, “chain”), from Old Anatolian Turkish سلسله (silsile), from Arabic سِلْسِلَة (silsila, “chain”). Cognate with Azerbaijani silsilə, Gagauz senselä.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sil.siˈle/, /sin.siˈle/
- Hyphenation: sil‧si‧le
Noun
silsile (definite accusative silsileyi, plural silsileler)
- chain, series, set
- olaylar silsilesi ― chain of events
- lineage, ancestry, family tree
- (geography, dated) mountain range
- Synonyms: sıradağ, (archaic) silsileicibal
- (obsolete) chain
- Synonym: zincir
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | silsile | silsileler |
| definite accusative | silsileyi | silsileleri |
| dative | silsileye | silsilelere |
| locative | silsilede | silsilelerde |
| ablative | silsileden | silsilelerden |
| genitive | silsilenin | silsilelerin |
Derived terms
- silsileicibal
- silsileimeratip
- silsilename
- silsiletüzzehep
Further reading
- “silsile”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “silsile”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “silsile”, in Nişanyan Sözlük