sermaye

Turkish

Alternative forms

• sermâye (superseded)

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سرمایه (sermaye), from Persian سرمایه (sarmâye).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæɾmɑːˈje/
• Hyphenation: ser‧ma‧ye

Noun

sermaye (definite accusative sermayeyi, plural sermayeler)

1. (economics, business, finance) capital
2. (slang) whore, prostitute

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	sermaye
Definite accusative	sermayeyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sermaye	sermayeler
Definite accusative	sermayeyi	sermayeleri
Dative	sermayeye	sermayelere
Locative	sermayede	sermayelerde
Ablative	sermayeden	sermayelerden
Genitive	sermayenin	sermayelerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular sermayem sermayelerim 2nd singular sermayen sermayelerin 3rd singular sermayesi sermayeleri 1st plural sermayemiz sermayelerimiz 2nd plural sermayeniz sermayeleriniz 3rd plural sermayeleri sermayeleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular sermayemi sermayelerimi 2nd singular sermayeni sermayelerini 3rd singular sermayesini sermayelerini 1st plural sermayemizi sermayelerimizi 2nd plural sermayenizi sermayelerinizi 3rd plural sermayelerini sermayelerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular sermayeme sermayelerime 2nd singular sermayene sermayelerine 3rd singular sermayesine sermayelerine 1st plural sermayemize sermayelerimize 2nd plural sermayenize sermayelerinize 3rd plural sermayelerine sermayelerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular sermayemde sermayelerimde 2nd singular sermayende sermayelerinde 3rd singular sermayesinde sermayelerinde 1st plural sermayemizde sermayelerimizde 2nd plural sermayenizde sermayelerinizde 3rd plural sermayelerinde sermayelerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular sermayemden sermayelerimden 2nd singular sermayenden sermayelerinden 3rd singular sermayesinden sermayelerinden 1st plural sermayemizden sermayelerimizden 2nd plural sermayenizden sermayelerinizden 3rd plural sermayelerinden sermayelerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular sermayemin sermayelerimin 2nd singular sermayenin sermayelerinin 3rd singular sermayesinin sermayelerinin 1st plural sermayemizin sermayelerimizin 2nd plural sermayenizin sermayelerinizin 3rd plural sermayelerinin sermayelerinin
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular sermayeyim sermayelerim 2nd singular sermayesin sermayelersin 3rd singular sermaye sermayedir sermayeler sermayelerdir 1st plural sermayeyiz sermayeleriz 2nd plural sermayesiniz sermayelersiniz 3rd plural sermayeler sermayelerdir

Derived terms

• döner sermaye
• kayıtlı sermaye
• mütedavil sermaye
• sermaye mal
• sermaye piyasası
• sermaye yapmak
• sermayeci
• sermayecilik
• sermayeyi doğrultmak
• sermayeyi kediye yüklemek

 

Further reading

• “sermaye”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sermaye”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “sermaye”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı