keyif

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیف (keyf), from Arabic كَيْف (kayf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ceˈjif/
• Hyphenation: ke‧yif

Noun

keyif (definite accusative keyfi, plural keyifler)

1. joy, pleasure, glee, delight, amusement, fun

   Synonyms: eğlence, rahat, huzur, afiyet

2. merriment, good spirits

   Synonyms: canlılık, tasasızlık, rahatlık

3. mood, humor

   Synonym: sağlık

   iyi keyif ― good mood

4. enthusiasm

   Synonyms: istek, heves, zevk

5. (slang) marijuana

   Synonyms: esrar, ot, duman, sarıkız, mal, fino (all slang except esrar)

Declension

Declension of keyif

singular plural nominative keyif keyifler definite accusative keyfi keyifleri dative keyfe keyiflere locative keyifte keyiflerde ablative keyiften keyiflerden genitive keyfin keyiflerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular keyfim keyiflerim 2nd singular keyfin keyiflerin 3rd singular keyfi keyifleri 1st plural keyfimiz keyiflerimiz 2nd plural keyfiniz keyifleriniz 3rd plural keyifleri keyifleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular keyfimi keyiflerimi 2nd singular keyfini keyiflerini 3rd singular keyfini keyiflerini 1st plural keyfimizi keyiflerimizi 2nd plural keyfinizi keyiflerinizi 3rd plural keyiflerini keyiflerini dative singular plural 1st singular keyfime keyiflerime 2nd singular keyfine keyiflerine 3rd singular keyfine keyiflerine 1st plural keyfimize keyiflerimize 2nd plural keyfinize keyiflerinize 3rd plural keyiflerine keyiflerine locative singular plural 1st singular keyfimde keyiflerimde 2nd singular keyfinde keyiflerinde 3rd singular keyfinde keyiflerinde 1st plural keyfimizde keyiflerimizde 2nd plural keyfinizde keyiflerinizde 3rd plural keyiflerinde keyiflerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular keyfimden keyiflerimden 2nd singular keyfinden keyiflerinden 3rd singular keyfinden keyiflerinden 1st plural keyfimizden keyiflerimizden 2nd plural keyfinizden keyiflerinizden 3rd plural keyiflerinden keyiflerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular keyfimin keyiflerimin 2nd singular keyfinin keyiflerinin 3rd singular keyfinin keyiflerinin 1st plural keyfimizin keyiflerimizin 2nd plural keyfinizin keyiflerinizin 3rd plural keyiflerinin keyiflerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular keyfim keyiflerim 2nd singular keyifsin keyiflersin 3rd singular keyif keyiftir keyifler keyiflerdir 1st plural keyfiz keyifleriz 2nd plural keyifsiniz keyiflersiniz 3rd plural keyifler keyiflerdir

Derived terms

• çakırkeyif
• keyfetmek
• keyfî
• keyfi bilmek
• keyfi bozulmak
• keyfi gelmek
• keyfi kaçmak
• keyfince
• keyfiyet
• keyif almak
• keyif benim, köy Mehmet Ağa'nın
• keyif çatmak
• keyif ehli
• keyif hâli
• keyif sormak
• keyif sürmek
• keyif vermek
• keyiflenmek
• keyifli
• keyifsiz

Related terms

Turkish terms derived from the Arabic root ك ي ف (0 c, 2 e)

Further reading

• “keyif”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “keyif”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “keyif”, in Nişanyan Sözlük