nevir
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نور (nevr, “a being bright, brightness; white blossoms”),[1] from Arabic نَوْر (nawr, “blossoms”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nevir (definite accusative nevri, plural nevirler)
- (colloquial) The color of one's face, complexion.
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References edit
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “نور”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2110
Further reading edit
- “nevir”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “nevir”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3535