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Saraybosna
The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, built on the Miljacka river.
Sarazen
(dated) A Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades.
şarbon
(pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.
sardalya
Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.
sardina
Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.
Sardinya
An island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea.
Sarduca
A Romance language spoken in the Italian region of Sardinia.
Sardunya
An island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea.
Sare
(biblical character) The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac in the Bible.
sargı
A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
sarhoş
Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.
sarhoşluk
A drunken state.
sari
The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.
sarin
(toxicology, military) The nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon.
sarı
(British, AU) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop when safe to do so. See also yellow light.
sarı bülbül
(countable, uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
sarı yağ
A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
sarık
(headwear) A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
sarılık
(pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine. [from early 14th c.]
sarılma
A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
sarılmak
(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
sarımsak
A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
sarımsı
Somewhat yellow in colour.
sarımtırak
A pale yellowish (golden brown) color, especially said of hair color.
sarıntılı
Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs.
sarışın
(of a, person) Having blond hair.
şarj aleti
A device that charges or recharges.
şarjör
A device that charges or recharges.
sarkaç
(clocks, mechanics) A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.
şarki
Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia. [from 15th c.]
şarkiyatçı
A scholar who studies the Orient; a person interested in the Orient.
şarkı
(music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
şarkı söylemek
To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
şarkı yazarı
(music) A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.
şarkıcı
A person who sings, often professionally.
şarklı
(archaic) A person from the eastern region of a place. [15th–19th c.]
şarküteri
(countable) A shop or part of a shop specialising in cured meat.
şarlatan
A malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit.
şarlatanlık
(uncountable) The state of being a charlatan.
Şarlman
One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.
sarma
Any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally consists of rice, minced meat or grains, together with onion, herbs and spices.
sarmak
(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
sarmal
(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
sarman
A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]
sarmaşık
Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
sarnıç
A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
sarp
Difficult or exhausting to traverse.
sarsıntı
An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
sarsmak
(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
şart
Something that is mandatory, required or recommended.
şart bileşik zamanı
(grammar) The conditional mood.
şart koşmak
(transitive) To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
şartıyla
Only if (the stipulation that follows is true).
şartlı
Limited by a condition.
şartname
An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
şartsız
Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications.
şaşaalı
Shiny and colourful, and thus pleasing to the eye.
saşimi
A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat.
sası
Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste.
şaşılık
The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
şaşılınç
Requiring immediate attention.
sasımak
(intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy.
şaşırmış
Confused, astonished.
şaşırtı
The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.
şaşırtıcı
Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.
şaşırtıcı biçimde
In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.
şaşırtıcı bir şekilde
In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.
şaşırtmak
To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise. [from 16th c.]
şaşkın
Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.
şaşkın ördek
Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge. [from 18th c.]
şaşkınlık
The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.
şaşlık
A form of shish kebab, originally made of marinated lamb meat.
şaşmaz
Without fault or weakness; incapable of error or fallacy.
sataşmak
(transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
saten
A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).
satıcı
A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere.
satıh
The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
satın alma
(uncountable) The purchasing department of a company.
satın almak
(transitive, archaic) To suffer consequences for (something) through being deprived of something; to pay for (something one has done).
satır
(programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.
satış
An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
satışa çıkarmak
(transitive) To make (products or services) available for sale and promote them.
satkın
(by extension) One who betrays any confidence or trust.
şato
A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.
satranç
A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
satranç tahtası
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
satrançlı
Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.
satsuma
A seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese origin; Citrus unshiu.
Satürn
(astronomy) The sixth planet of the solar system, known for its large rings, and until recent times the furthest known; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♄.
sauna
A room or a house designed for heat sessions.
sav
(countable, also, figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
savaş
(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
savaş alanı
The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.
savaş arabası
A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
savaş başlığı
The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage.
savaş gemisi
Any ship built or armed for naval combat.
savaş hilesi
Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation.
savaş meydanı
The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.
savaş sonrası
(US) Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South.
savaş uçağı
An aircraft designed for combat.
savaş zamanı
(often, attributive) A period during which a war is in progress in a particular place.
savaşçı
A warrior; a fighting soldier.
savaşmak
(intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
savaştan evvel
Of the time period prior to a war.
savca
(legal) The official legal document outlining the charges concerned; bill of indictment. [from 16th c.]
savcı
(law) A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
savruk
Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
savsaklamak
(transitive) To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
savunca
A formal justification, defence.
savunma
The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
savunmak
(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
savunmasız
Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.
savunulamaz
Not able to be held or sustained, such as of an opinion or position.
savurgan
Wastefully extravagant.
şavurma
A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.
savurmak
(transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
savuşturmak
(transitive, legal) To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
savut
An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
sayaç
An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.
saydam
(photography) A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
saydam tabaka
(anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
sayfa
(computing) A screenful of text and possibly other content; especially, the digital simulation of one side of a paper leaf.
sayfalandırma
The act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.
saygı
(uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).
saygı duymak
To have respect for.
saygıdeğer
Deserving respect.
saygılı
Marked or characterized by respect
saygın
(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
saygınlık
(uncountable) good opinion, honor, or admiration
saygısız
Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts.
şayia
(countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
sayı
A large collection.
sayı olarak
(relational) Of or pertaining to numbers.
sayıca
(relational) Of or pertaining to numbers.
sayıklama
(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.
sayıklayan
(symptom) Being in the state of delirium.
sayılamayan
So many as to be incapable of being counted.
sayılamaz
(grammar, of a noun) That cannot be used freely with numbers or the indefinite article, and therefore usually takes no plural form. Example: information.
sayılmak
(intransitive) To be of significance; to matter.
sayım
a count
sayın
A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
sayısal
(relational) Of or pertaining to numbers.
sayısal olarak
(relational) Of or pertaining to numbers.
sayısız
(of a number) Too large to be counted to.
sayıya ait
(relational) Of or pertaining to numbers.
sayko
(chiefly, derogatory, slang) A person who is psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.
saylav
A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
saylavcı
(politics) A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.
sayma
a count
saymak
(intransitive) To amount to, to number in total.

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