silsile

Turkish

Alternative forms

• sinsile (informal)

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سلسله (silsile, “chain”), from Old Anatolian Turkish سلسله (silsile), from Arabic سِلْسِلَة (silsila, “chain”). Cognate with Azerbaijani silsilə, Gagauz senselä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sil.siˈle/, /sin.siˈle/
• Hyphenation: sil‧si‧le

Noun

silsile (definite accusative silsileyi, plural silsileler)

1. chain, series, set

   olaylar silsilesi ― chain of events

2. lineage, ancestry, family tree

   Synonyms: soy, şecere

3. (geography, dated) mountain range

   Synonyms: sıradağ, (archaic) silsileicibal

4. (obsolete) chain

   Synonym: zincir

Declension

Declension of silsile

	singular	plural
nominative	silsile	silsileler
definite accusative	silsileyi	silsileleri
dative	silsileye	silsilelere
locative	silsilede	silsilelerde
ablative	silsileden	silsilelerden
genitive	silsilenin	silsilelerin

Derived terms

• silsileicibal
• silsileimeratip
• silsilename
• silsiletüzzehep

Further reading

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