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mecra

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Turkish

Alternative forms

  • mecrâ

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مجرا (mecrâ, riverbed; course of events), from Arabic مَجْرًى (majran, gutter, channel, canalization).

Pronunciation

Noun

mecra (definite accusative mecrayı, plural mecralar)

  1. riverbed, river bottom, the path where a river runs, or where a river once ran
    Synonyms: akak, yatak
  2. rivercourse, watercourse, the course or channel followed by a river or stream
    Synonym: su yolu
  3. (anatomy) canal, any tubular channel within the body, such as the urethra
    Synonym: kanal
  4. (figuratively) course, a sequence or stream of events, an order of things

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

  • mecrası değişmek
  • mecrasında gitmek
  • mecray-i bevl
  • mecray-i beyziye
  • mecray-i demî
  • mecray-i semî
  • mecray-i tabiî

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