teveccüh

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish توجه (teveccüh), from Arabic تَوَجُّه (tawajjuh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te.ved͡ʒˈd͡ʒyh/
• Hyphenation: te‧vec‧cüh

Noun

teveccüh (definite accusative teveccühü, plural teveccühler)

1. (archaic) an act of turning, facing towards
2. showing favor, acting in a friendly, fond way

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	teveccüh
Definite accusative	teveccühü
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	teveccüh	teveccühler
Definite accusative	teveccühü	teveccühleri
Dative	teveccühe	teveccühlere
Locative	teveccühte	teveccühlerde
Ablative	teveccühten	teveccühlerden
Genitive	teveccühün	teveccühlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular teveccühüm teveccühlerim 2nd singular teveccühün teveccühlerin 3rd singular teveccühü teveccühleri 1st plural teveccühümüz teveccühlerimiz 2nd plural teveccühünüz teveccühleriniz 3rd plural teveccühleri teveccühleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular teveccühümü teveccühlerimi 2nd singular teveccühünü teveccühlerini 3rd singular teveccühünü teveccühlerini 1st plural teveccühümüzü teveccühlerimizi 2nd plural teveccühünüzü teveccühlerinizi 3rd plural teveccühlerini teveccühlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular teveccühüme teveccühlerime 2nd singular teveccühüne teveccühlerine 3rd singular teveccühüne teveccühlerine 1st plural teveccühümüze teveccühlerimize 2nd plural teveccühünüze teveccühlerinize 3rd plural teveccühlerine teveccühlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular teveccühümde teveccühlerimde 2nd singular teveccühünde teveccühlerinde 3rd singular teveccühünde teveccühlerinde 1st plural teveccühümüzde teveccühlerimizde 2nd plural teveccühünüzde teveccühlerinizde 3rd plural teveccühlerinde teveccühlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular teveccühümden teveccühlerimden 2nd singular teveccühünden teveccühlerinden 3rd singular teveccühünden teveccühlerinden 1st plural teveccühümüzden teveccühlerimizden 2nd plural teveccühünüzden teveccühlerinizden 3rd plural teveccühlerinden teveccühlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular teveccühümün teveccühlerimin 2nd singular teveccühünün teveccühlerinin 3rd singular teveccühünün teveccühlerinin 1st plural teveccühümüzün teveccühlerimizin 2nd plural teveccühünüzün teveccühlerinizin 3rd plural teveccühlerinin teveccühlerinin

Derived terms

• teveccüh etmek
• teveccüh göstermek
• teveccühünüz

Related terms

• cihet
• tevcih
• vecih
• veçhe

Further reading

• “teveccüh”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “teveccüh”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4784