cilve

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جلوه (cilve, “a formally showing a bride to her husband after marriage, when he sees her unveiled for the first time, a present as due from a husband to his bride on first beholding her unveiled, (from the foregoing) the coy first appearance of a bride unveiled, coquetry, coquettish airs and graces, any overpowering manifestation of any beautiful or majestic thing, God's manifestation of himself to a saint, the dance of the dervishes”), from Arabic جِلْوَة (jilwa, “unveiling of a bride”), verbal noun of جَلَا (jalā, “to polish, to clear, to remove, to depart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒilˈve/
• Hyphenation: cil‧ve

Noun

cilve (definite accusative cilveyi, plural cilveler)

1. A behavior meant to please or seem cute, flirtatious or coquettish attitude.

   Synonyms: kırıtma, naz

2. (figuratively) An act of appearing, manifesting.

   Synonym: tecelli

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	cilve
Definite accusative	cilveyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cilve	cilveler
Definite accusative	cilveyi	cilveleri
Dative	cilveye	cilvelere
Locative	cilvede	cilvelerde
Ablative	cilveden	cilvelerden
Genitive	cilvenin	cilvelerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular cilvem cilvelerim 2nd singular cilven cilvelerin 3rd singular cilvesi cilveleri 1st plural cilvemiz cilvelerimiz 2nd plural cilveniz cilveleriniz 3rd plural cilveleri cilveleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular cilvemi cilvelerimi 2nd singular cilveni cilvelerini 3rd singular cilvesini cilvelerini 1st plural cilvemizi cilvelerimizi 2nd plural cilvenizi cilvelerinizi 3rd plural cilvelerini cilvelerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular cilveme cilvelerime 2nd singular cilvene cilvelerine 3rd singular cilvesine cilvelerine 1st plural cilvemize cilvelerimize 2nd plural cilvenize cilvelerinize 3rd plural cilvelerine cilvelerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular cilvemde cilvelerimde 2nd singular cilvende cilvelerinde 3rd singular cilvesinde cilvelerinde 1st plural cilvemizde cilvelerimizde 2nd plural cilvenizde cilvelerinizde 3rd plural cilvelerinde cilvelerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular cilvemden cilvelerimden 2nd singular cilvenden cilvelerinden 3rd singular cilvesinden cilvelerinden 1st plural cilvemizden cilvelerimizden 2nd plural cilvenizden cilvelerinizden 3rd plural cilvelerinden cilvelerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular cilvemin cilvelerimin 2nd singular cilvenin cilvelerinin 3rd singular cilvesinin cilvelerinin 1st plural cilvemizin cilvelerimizin 2nd plural cilvenizin cilvelerinizin 3rd plural cilvelerinin cilvelerinin

Derived terms

• cilvebaz
• cilvekâr
• cilvelenmek
• cilveleşmek
• cilveli

 

Related terms

• cila
• mücella
• tecelli

 

Further reading

• “cilve”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “cilve”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 818