kelime

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كلمه (kelime, “word”), from Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima). Usually regarded as a loanword and or Arabism, but with some peculiarities (front vocalism, final -e) that could actually indicate Turkic origin, with a secondary merger with the Arabic loan. If so, a cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰠𐰲𐰇 (kelečü) and Chuvash кала (kala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [cʰe̞.ˈli.mɛ]

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• Hyphenation: ke‧li‧me

Noun

kelime (definite accusative kelimeyi, plural kelimeler)

1. word

   Synonym: sözcük

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kelime
Definite accusative	kelimeyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kelime	kelimeler
Definite accusative	kelimeyi	kelimeleri
Dative	kelimeye	kelimelere
Locative	kelimede	kelimelerde
Ablative	kelimeden	kelimelerden
Genitive	kelimenin	kelimelerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kelimem kelimelerim 2nd singular kelimen kelimelerin 3rd singular kelimesi kelimeleri 1st plural kelimemiz kelimelerimiz 2nd plural kelimeniz kelimeleriniz 3rd plural kelimeleri kelimeleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kelimemi kelimelerimi 2nd singular kelimeni kelimelerini 3rd singular kelimesini kelimelerini 1st plural kelimemizi kelimelerimizi 2nd plural kelimenizi kelimelerinizi 3rd plural kelimelerini kelimelerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kelimeme kelimelerime 2nd singular kelimene kelimelerine 3rd singular kelimesine kelimelerine 1st plural kelimemize kelimelerimize 2nd plural kelimenize kelimelerinize 3rd plural kelimelerine kelimelerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kelimemde kelimelerimde 2nd singular kelimende kelimelerinde 3rd singular kelimesinde kelimelerinde 1st plural kelimemizde kelimelerimizde 2nd plural kelimenizde kelimelerinizde 3rd plural kelimelerinde kelimelerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kelimemden kelimelerimden 2nd singular kelimenden kelimelerinden 3rd singular kelimesinden kelimelerinden 1st plural kelimemizden kelimelerimizden 2nd plural kelimenizden kelimelerinizden 3rd plural kelimelerinden kelimelerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kelimemin kelimelerimin 2nd singular kelimenin kelimelerinin 3rd singular kelimesinin kelimelerinin 1st plural kelimemizin kelimelerimizin 2nd plural kelimenizin kelimelerinizin 3rd plural kelimelerinin kelimelerinin
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular kelimeyim kelimelerim 2nd singular kelimesin kelimelersin 3rd singular kelime kelimedir kelimeler kelimelerdir 1st plural kelimeyiz kelimeleriz 2nd plural kelimesiniz kelimelersiniz 3rd plural kelimeler kelimelerdir

Hyponyms

• birleşik kelime

See also

• kelimecik
• lügat, sözlük
• söz

Further reading

• “kelime”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• kelime in Reverso (Turkish-English)