seyyah

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سیاح (seyyah), from Arabic سَيَّاح (sayyāḥ). Compare Azerbaijani səyyah.

Noun

seyyah (definite accusative seyyahı, plural seyyahlar)

1. traveller
2. tourist

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN