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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Arabic شِعْر (šiʕr).
Pronunciation
Noun
şer (definite accusative şeri, plural şerlər)
- poem
- şer demək ― to recite a poem (literally, “to say a poem”)
Declension
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
Noun
şer m
- Alternative form of şerr
Turkish
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish شر, from Arabic شَرّ (šarr).
Noun
şer (definite accusative şerri, plural şerler)
- (archaic, regional, or in religious texts) evil, wickedness
- (archaic, regional, or in religious texts) harm, misfortune; injustice
- (often humorous) A mischievous child. (this sense in modern Turkish is most contemporary, often in compounds, such as "şer çocuk")
1992, Başlangıcından günümüze kadar büyük Türk klâsikleri: tarih, antoloji, ansiklopedi (Başlangıcından günümüze kadar büyük Türk klâsikleri: tarih, antoloji, ansiklopedi), volume 11, Ötüken-Söğüt, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 131:... şer çocuk değildi , herkese kendini sevdirirdi . İçimiz- de en iyi yazanlardan biriydi , piyes yazardı , beni de bu yola teşvik ederdi . " ( a.g.e. s . 61 ) Ömer Seyfeddin , " Diyorlar ki " sahibine verdiği cevapta , edebiyatla ilgisini ...- He was not a naughty child, he made everyone love him. He was one of the best writers among us, he wrote plays, and he encouraged me to follow this path.
Derived terms
- şer yuvası — nest of vipers, snake pit (sense is used and understood generally, and not only by who reads and writes spiritual texts)
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “şer1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “شر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1119
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 1056
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish شرع, from Arabic شَرْع (šarʕ).
Noun
şer (definite accusative şeri, plural şerler)
- (archaic, regional or in religious texts) road
- (archaic) God's law
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “şer2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “شرع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1122
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 1057