Turkish–English dictionary

Hayfa

A port city in northern Israel.

hayhuy

A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar. [from 17th c.]

hayır

A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval.

hayırlı sabahlar

Used as a greeting when meeting someone for the first time in the morning.

hayırlı yolculuklar

(literary) Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour.

hayırsever

Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.

hayırseverlik

(uncountable) Disposition to do good.

hayız

The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.

haykırış

A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

haykırmak

(intransitive) To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.

haylaz

Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.

hayli

(degree) To a significant degree.

hayran

A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.

hayran olmak

(transitive) To regard with wonder and delight.

hayranlık

A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful

hayret verici

Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.

haysiyet

The state of being dignified or worthy of esteem: elevation of mind or character.

hayvan

(science) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).

hayvanat bahçesi

A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.

hayvanca

Of or relating to animals.

hayvanî

Of or relating to animals.

hayvanımsı

In the manner of and/or resembling an animal; Synonym: animal-like

hayvanlar

Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or goats. Also rarely applied to horses.

hayvansal

Of or relating to animals.

hayvansı

In the manner of and/or resembling an animal; Synonym: animal-like

haz

A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.

haz almak

(transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.

hazcılık

(ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life.

hazin

Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.

hazine

A hidden treasure, subsequently discovered.

haziran

The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice.

hazır

Very quickly and easily prepared.

hazır olmak

(intransitive, sciences) To be present or found.

hazır ve nazır

Being everywhere at once: omnipresent.

hazırlamak

To supply or make up a medicine or prescription.

hazırlanmak

(intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.

hazırlık

(uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.

hazmedilir olmak

(transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.

hazmedilmiş olan

That which is digested; especially, that which is worked over, classified, and arranged under proper heads or titles.

hazmetmek

(transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.

he

The name of the Latin-script letter H/h.

headshot

A gunshot to the head.

heba etmek

To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.

Hebridler

The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides.

hece

(linguistics) A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.

hecelemek

(intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. [from 16th c.]

hecin

A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.

hedef

The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.

hedeflemek

To intend. [(usually) with to (+ infinitive)]

hediye

(countable) Something given liberally; a gift.

hediyelik eşya

An item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.

hedonizm

(ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life.

hegemonya

(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.

hehe

An approximation to the sound of a mischievous giggle.

hekim

A medical doctor trained in human medicine.

Hektor

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A Trojan hero in Homer's Iliad.

Hel

(religion, Norse mythology) The goddess of the realm of the unheroic dead, a daughter of Loki by the jotun Angrboða.

hela

(chiefly, British) Ellipsis of public convenience (“a public lavatory”).

helikopter

(aircraft) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft.

helikopter böceği

An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.

Helsinki

The capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland.

helyum

(uncountable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.

hem

(conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. [from 14th c.]

hem yüz

Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.

hem... hem...

Including both of (used with and).

hemen

Immediately; now; right away.

hemen hemen

In close approximation; almost, virtually. [from 17th c.]

hemhudut

Having a common boundary or border

hemoglobin

(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

hemoroit

(pathology, often, in the plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.

hemşehri

Somebody from one's own country.

hemşire

A person involved in providing direct care for the sick:

hemze

A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter (ء‎) or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ‎ (over an alif [ا‎]), إ‎ (under an alif), ؤ‎ (over a wāw [و‎]) or ئ‎ (over a dotless yāʾ [ى‎]). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule – the "seat of hamza rule".

hendek

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

henri

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H

hentai

(Japanese pornography) A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.

hentbol

(uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.

hentbol topu

(uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.

henüz

(after 'have' and certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.

hep

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

hep birlikte

Completely, wholly, or without exception.

heparin

(carbohydrate, pharmaceutical drug) A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis.

hepatektomi

(surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver.

hepatit

Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

heptatlon

(athletics) An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.

her

All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).

her biri

All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).

her dem yeşil

Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.

her gün

quotidianly, every day

her hafta

Once every week.

her halde

(idiomatic) At any rate, anyhow.

her halükarda

Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least. [from 19th c.]

her ikisi (de)

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

her ne kadar

Although, despite (it) being.

her şey

(literally) All the things under discussion.

her yer

In or to all locations under discussion.

her yerde

In or to all locations under discussion.

her yerde bulunan

Widespread or preferred.

her zaman

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

Hera

(Greek god) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.

hercai menekşe

A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.

hereklemek

(transitive) To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.

herkes

All people.

herkesle yatan

Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners.

hermafrodit

(WWI, _, military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.

herşey

(literally) All the things under discussion.

herşeye rağmen

(conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet.

hesaba katmak

(archaic) To observe, to take account of.

hesap

(countable) Reckoning, estimate.

hesap makinesi

A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically.

hesap tablosu

(computing) A computer application for organization, analysis, and storage of data in tabular form.

hesaplama

(chess, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.

hesaplamak

(transitive) To reckon, calculate.

hesaplanamaz

(of a number) Too large to be counted to.

hesapsız

(of a number) Too large to be counted to.

heterodoks

(countable) A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.

heteroseksüel

(of a person or other animal) Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.

heves

An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). Endeavor (to please).

heveslenmek

(intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.

hevesli

(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.

heyecan

(informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.

heyecan verici

Refreshingly thrilling.

heyecanlandırıcı

Refreshingly thrilling.

heyecanlandırmak

(transitive) To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.

heyecanlanmak

(ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.

heyecanlı

Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.

heyet

A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.

heyhat ki

Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

heykel

An idol.

heykelci

A person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture.

heykelcik

An idol.

heykelcilik

(countable) More generally (since modernism), a three-dimensional work of art of any material or of mixed materials, whether sculpted, assembled, found, constructed or created using multiple techniques.

heykeltıraş

A person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture.

heykeltıraşlık

(countable) More generally (since modernism), a three-dimensional work of art of any material or of mixed materials, whether sculpted, assembled, found, constructed or created using multiple techniques.

hezen arısı

Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.

hezimet

(figurative) An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. [from early 19th c.]

hibiskus

A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.

hiç

At any time.

hiç bir şey

Not any thing; no thing.

hiç kimse

Used in contrast to anyone, someone or everyone: not one person; nobody.

hiç şüphesiz

without a doubt; surely.

hiçbir

Not any of a given number or group.

hiçbir zaman

At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

hiççilik

(countable, uncountable, philosophy) A doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life; in particular, the view that nothing in the world actually exists.

hiciv

(uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Imitation, humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.

hiçlik

(philosophy) The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing.

hicran

The act of relinquishing something.

hicret

The flight of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib (later Medina) in 622 ce, which forms the first year of the Islamic era (ah 1).

hidayet

Advice or counselling on some topic.

hiddet

A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned.