devre

See also: devrə

Turkish

Etymology

    Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دوره (devre), borrowed from Arabic دَوْرَة (dawra, “rotation, circulation”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /devˈɾe/

    Noun

    devre (definite accusative devreyi, plural devreler)

    1. period; cycle; revolution
    2. (politics) term of parliament
    3. (electricity) circuit

    References

    • Kélékian, Diran (1911), “دوره”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 586
    • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “devre”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
    • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “دوره”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 920
    • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN