"esir" meaning in Turkish

See esir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /e.siɾ/
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish اسیر (esir, “slave; prisoner”), from Arabic أَسِير (ʔasīr). Etymology templates: {{inh|tr|ota|اسیر|t=slave; prisoner|tr=esir}} Ottoman Turkish اسیر (esir, “slave; prisoner”), {{der|tr|ar|أَسِير}} Arabic أَسِير (ʔasīr), {{root|tr|ar|ء س ر}} Head templates: {{head|tr|noun|definite accusative|esiri|||plural|esirler|f1accel-form=def|acc|s|f1request=1|f3accel-form=nom|p|f3request=1|head=|sort=}} esir (definite accusative esiri, plural esirler), {{tr-noun|i|ler}} esir (definite accusative esiri, plural esirler) Inflection templates: {{tr-infl-noun-c|i|pred=1}} Forms: esiri [accusative, definite], esirler [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], esir [nominative, singular], esirler [nominative, plural], esiri [accusative, definite, singular], esirleri [accusative, definite, plural], esire [dative, singular], esirlere [dative, plural], esirde [locative, singular], esirlerde [locative, plural], esirden [ablative, singular], esirlerden [ablative, plural], esirin [genitive, singular], esirlerin [genitive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], esirim [first-person, singular], esirlerim [first-person, singular], esirsin [second-person, singular], esirlersin [second-person, singular], esir [singular, third-person], esirdir [singular, third-person], esirler [singular, third-person], esirlerdir [singular, third-person], esiriz [first-person, plural], esirleriz [first-person, plural], esirsiniz [plural, second-person], esirlersiniz [plural, second-person], esirler [plural, third-person], esirlerdir [plural, third-person]
  1. prisoner of war; captive Derived forms: esirci
    Sense id: en-esir-tr-noun-tzXBoYbk Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "ota",
        "3": "اسیر",
        "t": "slave; prisoner",
        "tr": "esir"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish اسیر (esir, “slave; prisoner”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "أَسِير"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic أَسِير (ʔasīr)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ء س ر"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ottoman Turkish اسیر (esir, “slave; prisoner”), from Arabic أَسِير (ʔasīr).",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirler",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tr-infl-noun-c",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirler",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esiri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirleri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esire",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirde",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlerde",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirden",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlerden",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlerin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tr-infl-noun-c",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlerim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirsin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlersin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirdir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirler",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlerdir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esiriz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirleriz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirsiniz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlersiniz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirler",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlerdir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "definite accusative",
        "4": "esiri",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "plural",
        "8": "esirler",
        "f1accel-form": "def|acc|s",
        "f1request": "1",
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        "f3request": "1",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ler"
      },
      "expansion": "esir (definite accusative esiri, plural esirler)",
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    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "i",
        "pred": "1"
      },
      "name": "tr-infl-noun-c"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        }
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "esirci"
        }
      ],
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        {
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            [
              309,
              313
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              329,
              337
            ]
          ],
          "english": "After the murder of the Innsbruck police chief and the events in Vienna, the people of Tyrol and the Heimwehr flew into a rage against the national socialists and took direct action against them. According to special reports, in the last three days the national socialists lost two hundred dead, many wounded, and hundreds taken prisoner.",
          "ref": "1934 July 30, Anadolu Agency, “Nazilerin zayiatı [Nazi casualties]”, in Cumhuriyet, Istanbul, page 1:",
          "text": "Viyana 29 (A.A.) — İnsbruck emniyet müdürünün katli ve Viyana hâdiseleri üzerıne Tyrol halkı ve Heimwehrler millî sosyalistlere karşı galeyana gelerek bunların aleyhinde doğrudan doğruya harekete geçmişlerdir. Hususî haberlere göre millî sosyalistler son üç gün içinde iki yüzü ölü, birçok yaralı ve yüzlerce esir vermişlerdir.",
          "translation": "After the murder of the Innsbruck police chief and the events in Vienna, the people of Tyrol and the Heimwehr flew into a rage against the national socialists and took direct action against them. According to special reports, in the last three days the national socialists lost two hundred dead, many wounded, and hundreds taken prisoner.",
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        }
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        "prisoner of war; captive"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "prisoner of war",
          "prisoner of war"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/e.siɾ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "esir"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "esirci"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "ota",
        "3": "اسیر",
        "t": "slave; prisoner",
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      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish اسیر (esir, “slave; prisoner”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "أَسِير"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ar",
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      },
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      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "esiri",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirler",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "tr-infl-noun-c",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "esir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirler",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esiri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirleri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esire",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirde",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlerde",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirden",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlerden",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlerin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tr-infl-noun-c",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlerim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirsin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlersin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirdir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirler",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlerdir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esiriz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirleriz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirsiniz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlersiniz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirler",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esirlerdir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "tr",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "definite accusative",
        "4": "esiri",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "8": "esirler",
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        "f1request": "1",
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        "f3request": "1",
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        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ler"
      },
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  ],
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  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Turkish lemmas",
        "Turkish nouns",
        "Turkish terms derived from Arabic",
        "Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
        "Turkish terms derived from the Arabic root ء س ر",
        "Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish",
        "Turkish terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
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            [
              309,
              313
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              329,
              337
            ]
          ],
          "english": "After the murder of the Innsbruck police chief and the events in Vienna, the people of Tyrol and the Heimwehr flew into a rage against the national socialists and took direct action against them. According to special reports, in the last three days the national socialists lost two hundred dead, many wounded, and hundreds taken prisoner.",
          "ref": "1934 July 30, Anadolu Agency, “Nazilerin zayiatı [Nazi casualties]”, in Cumhuriyet, Istanbul, page 1:",
          "text": "Viyana 29 (A.A.) — İnsbruck emniyet müdürünün katli ve Viyana hâdiseleri üzerıne Tyrol halkı ve Heimwehrler millî sosyalistlere karşı galeyana gelerek bunların aleyhinde doğrudan doğruya harekete geçmişlerdir. Hususî haberlere göre millî sosyalistler son üç gün içinde iki yüzü ölü, birçok yaralı ve yüzlerce esir vermişlerdir.",
          "translation": "After the murder of the Innsbruck police chief and the events in Vienna, the people of Tyrol and the Heimwehr flew into a rage against the national socialists and took direct action against them. According to special reports, in the last three days the national socialists lost two hundred dead, many wounded, and hundreds taken prisoner.",
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        }
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          "prisoner of war",
          "prisoner of war"
        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/e.siɾ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "esir"
}

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