temsil

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تمثیل (temsil), from Arabic تَمْثِيل (tamṯīl), verbal noun of مَثَلَ (maṯala, “to resemble, imitate, represent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tem.sil/

Noun

temsil (definite accusative temsili, plural temsiller)

1. presentment
2. representation
3. (law) agency
4. (law) procuration
5. (theater) performance, stage play
6. (trading) presentation

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	temsil
Definite accusative	temsili
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	temsil	temsiller
Definite accusative	temsili	temsilleri
Dative	temsile	temsillere
Locative	temsilde	temsillerde
Ablative	temsilden	temsillerden
Genitive	temsilin	temsillerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular temsilim temsillerim 2nd singular temsilin temsillerin 3rd singular temsili temsilleri 1st plural temsilimiz temsillerimiz 2nd plural temsiliniz temsilleriniz 3rd plural temsilleri temsilleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular temsilimi temsillerimi 2nd singular temsilini temsillerini 3rd singular temsilini temsillerini 1st plural temsilimizi temsillerimizi 2nd plural temsilinizi temsillerinizi 3rd plural temsillerini temsillerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular temsilime temsillerime 2nd singular temsiline temsillerine 3rd singular temsiline temsillerine 1st plural temsilimize temsillerimize 2nd plural temsilinize temsillerinize 3rd plural temsillerine temsillerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular temsilimde temsillerimde 2nd singular temsilinde temsillerinde 3rd singular temsilinde temsillerinde 1st plural temsilimizde temsillerimizde 2nd plural temsilinizde temsillerinizde 3rd plural temsillerinde temsillerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular temsilimden temsillerimden 2nd singular temsilinden temsillerinden 3rd singular temsilinden temsillerinden 1st plural temsilimizden temsillerimizden 2nd plural temsilinizden temsillerinizden 3rd plural temsillerinden temsillerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular temsilimin temsillerimin 2nd singular temsilinin temsillerinin 3rd singular temsilinin temsillerinin 1st plural temsilimizin temsillerimizin 2nd plural temsilinizin temsillerinizin 3rd plural temsillerinin temsillerinin

Derived terms

• temsilci
• temsilcilik

Related terms

• temsilen
• temsilî

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “temsil”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تمثیل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 592
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 1137