Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مثنوی (mesnevî), from Arabic مَثْنَوِيّ (maṯnawiyy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mes.neˈviː/
- Hyphenation: mes‧ne‧vi
Noun
mesnevi (definite accusative mesneviyi, plural mesneviler)
- (poetry) mathnawi: a poetic form consisting of rhymed couplets.
Declension
Declension of mesnevi
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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mesnevi
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mesneviler
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| definite accusative
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mesneviyi
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mesnevileri
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| dative
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mesneviye
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mesnevilere
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| locative
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mesnevide
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mesnevilerde
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| ablative
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mesneviden
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mesnevilerden
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| genitive
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mesnevinin
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mesnevilerin
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Possessive forms
| nominative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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mesnevim
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mesnevilerim
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| 2nd singular
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mesnevin
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mesnevilerin
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| 3rd singular
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mesnevisi
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mesnevileri
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| 1st plural
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mesnevimiz
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mesnevilerimiz
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| 2nd plural
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mesneviniz
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mesnevileriniz
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| 3rd plural
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mesnevileri
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mesnevileri
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| definite accusative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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mesnevimi
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mesnevilerimi
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| 2nd singular
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mesnevini
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mesnevilerini
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| 3rd singular
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mesnevisini
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mesnevilerini
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| 1st plural
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mesnevimizi
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mesnevilerimizi
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| 2nd plural
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mesnevinizi
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mesnevilerinizi
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| 3rd plural
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mesnevilerini
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mesnevilerini
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| dative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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mesnevime
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mesnevilerime
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| 2nd singular
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mesnevine
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mesnevilerine
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| 3rd singular
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mesnevisine
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mesnevilerine
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| 1st plural
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mesnevimize
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mesnevilerimize
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| 2nd plural
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mesnevinize
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mesnevilerinize
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| 3rd plural
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mesnevilerine
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mesnevilerine
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| locative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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mesnevimde
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mesnevilerimde
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| 2nd singular
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mesnevinde
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mesnevilerinde
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| 3rd singular
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mesnevisinde
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mesnevilerinde
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| 1st plural
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mesnevimizde
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mesnevilerimizde
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| 2nd plural
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mesnevinizde
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mesnevilerinizde
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| 3rd plural
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mesnevilerinde
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mesnevilerinde
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| ablative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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mesnevimden
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mesnevilerimden
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| 2nd singular
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mesnevinden
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mesnevilerinden
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| 3rd singular
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mesnevisinden
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mesnevilerinden
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| 1st plural
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mesnevimizden
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mesnevilerimizden
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| 2nd plural
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mesnevinizden
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mesnevilerinizden
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| 3rd plural
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mesnevilerinden
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mesnevilerinden
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| genitive
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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mesnevimin
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mesnevilerimin
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| 2nd singular
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mesnevinin
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mesnevilerinin
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| 3rd singular
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mesnevisinin
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mesnevilerinin
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| 1st plural
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mesnevimizin
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mesnevilerimizin
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| 2nd plural
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mesnevinizin
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mesnevilerinizin
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| 3rd plural
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mesnevilerinin
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mesnevilerinin
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Predicative forms
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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mesneviyim
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mesnevilerim
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| 2nd singular
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mesnevisin
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mesnevilersin
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| 3rd singular
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mesnevi
mesnevidir
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mesneviler
mesnevilerdir
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| 1st plural
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mesneviyiz
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mesnevileriz
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| 2nd plural
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mesnevisiniz
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mesnevilersiniz
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| 3rd plural
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mesneviler
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mesnevilerdir
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Turkish terms derived from the Arabic root ث ن ي (0 c, 6 e)
Further reading
- “mesnevi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “mesnevi”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “mesnevi”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “mesnevi”, in Nişanyan Sözlük