nevir

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نور (nevr, “a being bright, brightness; white blossoms”), from Arabic نَوْر (nawr, “blossoms”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈviɾ/
• Hyphenation: ne‧vir

Noun

nevir (definite accusative nevri, plural nevirler)

1. (colloquial) The color of one's face, complexion.

   Synonyms: bet, beniz

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	nevir
Definite accusative	nevri
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nevir	nevirler
Definite accusative	nevri	nevirleri
Dative	nevre	nevirlere
Locative	nevirde	nevirlerde
Ablative	nevirden	nevirlerden
Genitive	nevrin	nevirlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular nevrim nevirlerim 2nd singular nevrin nevirlerin 3rd singular nevri nevirleri 1st plural nevrimiz nevirlerimiz 2nd plural nevriniz nevirleriniz 3rd plural nevirleri nevirleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular nevrimi nevirlerimi 2nd singular nevrini nevirlerini 3rd singular nevrini nevirlerini 1st plural nevrimizi nevirlerimizi 2nd plural nevrinizi nevirlerinizi 3rd plural nevirlerini nevirlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular nevrime nevirlerime 2nd singular nevrine nevirlerine 3rd singular nevrine nevirlerine 1st plural nevrimize nevirlerimize 2nd plural nevrinize nevirlerinize 3rd plural nevirlerine nevirlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular nevrimde nevirlerimde 2nd singular nevrinde nevirlerinde 3rd singular nevrinde nevirlerinde 1st plural nevrimizde nevirlerimizde 2nd plural nevrinizde nevirlerinizde 3rd plural nevirlerinde nevirlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular nevrimden nevirlerimden 2nd singular nevrinden nevirlerinden 3rd singular nevrinden nevirlerinden 1st plural nevrimizden nevirlerimizden 2nd plural nevrinizden nevirlerinizden 3rd plural nevirlerinden nevirlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular nevrimin nevirlerimin 2nd singular nevrinin nevirlerinin 3rd singular nevrinin nevirlerinin 1st plural nevrimizin nevirlerimizin 2nd plural nevrinizin nevirlerinizin 3rd plural nevirlerinin nevirlerinin

Derived terms

• nevri dönmek

 

Related terms

• minare
• münevver
• nâr
• nur
• tenevvür
• tenvir

 

Further reading

• “nevir”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “nevir”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3535