seyir

seyir

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سیر‎ (sayr), 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

Inflection
Nominative	seyir
Definite accusative	seyri
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	seyir	seyirler
Definite accusative	seyri	seyirleri
Dative	seyre	seyirlere
Locative	seyirde	seyirlerde
Ablative	seyirden	seyirlerden
Genitive	seyrin	seyirlerin

Adjective

seyir

1. cruise, cruising

   seyir füzesi ― cruise missile

   Kaptanın seyir defteri ― Captain's log(book)

Derived terms

• seyirci
• seyirci kalmak
• seyir defteri
• seyir füzesi
• seyirlik
• seyre dalmak
• seyretmek
• seyrüsefer
• seyyar
• seyyare

 

References

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

Further reading

• seyir in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu