Turkish–English dictionary

haftada bir

Once every week.

haftalık

Happening once a week, or every week.

haggis

A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky.

haha

An approximation to the sound of a mischievous giggle.

haham

A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.

haiku

A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.

hain

Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance. [from late 16th c.]

hainlik

The crime of betraying one’s own country.

Haiti

A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti.

Haitili

A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.

hak etmek

(transitive) To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate).

hakan

(historical) A khan of khans, a ruler of a khaganate; (the holder of) an imperial rank used among certain Turkic and Mongolian peoples, equal in status to an emperor.

hakaret

The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.

hakaret etmek

(transitive) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). [from 17th c.]

hakem

One who adjudicates.

hakemlik yapmak

(sports, intransitive) To act as an umpire in a game.

hakeza

(manner) In a similar manner.

hakikat

Something actual as opposed to invented.

hakikaten

(archaic, or, poetic) Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.

hakiki

Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.]

hakim

A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

hâkim olmak

(archaic) To supervise, oversee; to watch over.

hakim tokmağı

A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.

hakimiyet

Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.

Hakimler

(book of the bible) The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.

hakir

Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable. [from early 15th c.]

hakkaniyetli

Just, equitable.

hakkında

Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout. [from ca. 1150–1350]

hakkını vermek

To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.

hakkıyla

Regularly; at the proper time.

haklı çıkarmak

(transitive) To justify by providing evidence.

haklı çıkma

(countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.

haklı göstermek

(transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.

haklılık

The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.

haksız fiil

(law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. [from late 16th c.]

haksızlık

Violation of the rights of another person or people.

haktanır

Fair, just, or impartial.

hal

A mark on the skin formed before birth.

hala

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

halat

(nautical) A cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship.

halayık

(historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.

hale

Radiance of luminous cloud that surrounds the figure in a painting of a sacred personage.

halef

A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.

haleluya

An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.

halen

At this moment, at present, now.

Halep

The capital city of Aleppo Governorate, Syria.

halhal

A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.

halibut

A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.

haliç

A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.

halife

The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad.

halifelik

Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.

halile

(percussion instrument) A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.

halinde

In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.

Halit

A en given name.

halita

A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.

halı

A fabric used as a complete floor covering.

halıcı

One who manufactures carpets.

Halık

(religion) A god who created the Universe; God.

halk

(Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian. [from 15th c.]

halk oylaması

(politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment.

halkamsı

Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus.

halkasal

Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus.

halkçılık

The principles or spirit of a democracy; the ideology of democracy.

halletmek

(by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.

hâlsiz

Deficient in physical strength.

halsizlik

Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue, languor, listlessness

halter

A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.

halüsinasyon

A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.

halüsinasyon görme

The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; an error, mistake or blunder.

halüsinasyon görmek

(ambitransitive) To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are not really present; to have visions; to experience a hallucination.

halüsinojen

Any substance tending to induce hallucination.

halvethane

A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.

ham

Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.

Hama

A city in Syria.

hamak

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.

hamal

A person who carries luggage and related objects.

hamam

An establishment where these facilities are available.

hamaratlık

The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.

Hamas

A Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization.

Hamburg

The second largest city in, and a state of, Germany.

hamburger

The patty used in such a sandwich.

hamburger ekmeği

A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced.

hamburger köftesi

The patty used in such a sandwich.

Hamburglu

A person from Hamburg.

hami

Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.

hamile

(biology) gravid.

hamile bırakmak

(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.

hamile kalmak

(ambitransitive) To have a child; to become pregnant (with).

hamilelik

The period of time this condition prevails.

Hamit

A en given name used by Muslims.

hamle

An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.

Hamlet

The eponymous main character of William Shakespeare's play, whose father's ghost, murdered by Hamlet's uncle, exhorts him to seek revenge.

hammadde

The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.

hamsi

Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.

hamster

In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research.

hamt

worship, glorification, adoration.

hamur

A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.

hamur işi

(uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.

han

Any establishment where travellers can procure lodging, food, and drink.

hanca

The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature.

hançer

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

hancı

The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.

hane

A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one. [from 10th c.]

hanedan

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.

hanep

(countable) The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.

haneye tecavüz

The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.

hangar

A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.

hangi

(interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied.

hani

Serranus cabrilla, the gaper, a fish found in European waters.

hanım

An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.

hanım böceği

Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.

hanım evladı

(now, _, rare) A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.

hanımefendi

An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.

hanımeli

Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia

hanja

The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature.

Hannover

The capital city of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Hanoi

The capital city of Vietnam.

Hansel

A fictional character in the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

hantal

(informal) Ungainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome.

hanter

A weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end.

Hanuka

(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

hap

(broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.

hapis

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

hapishane

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

hapisten kaçış

An escape from prison.

hapisten kaçma

An escape from prison.

hapsetme

A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.

hapsetmek

(chiefly, US, transitive, ) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.

hapşırık

An act of sneezing.

hapşırmak

(intransitive, medical sign) To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.

hapşu

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a sneeze.

harabe

(countable, sometimes, in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.

harabiyet

The results of a destructive event.

haraç

The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.

haradan

A male ant, bee, or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen.

haram

(Islam, fiqh) Forbidden by Islam: unlawful, sinful.

harap

In a state of ruin; dilapidated.

harap etme

The act of destroying.

harap etmek

(transitive) To completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region.

hararet

(American spelling) Heat.

hararetli

Glowing, burning, very hot.

harbî

Relating to war.

harbiden

(informal, as an intensifier) Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).

harbiden mi

(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.

harç

A soft coating of mud, plaster, etc.

harcama

(uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.

harcamak

(transitive) To waste (time); to waste money or other resources.

harcırah

An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per mile.

hardal rengi

Dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard.

harekât

(military, countable) A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm).