seyyah

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

seyyah (definite accusative seyyahı, plural seyyahlar)

  1. traveller
  2. tourist

References[edit]

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