süvari

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سواری (süvari), alteration of Persian سوار (sovâr, “rider, cavalryman”).

Adjective

süvari

1. mounted (riding a horse)

   Synonym: atlı

Noun

süvari (definite accusative süvariyi, plural süvariler)

1. rider, horseman

   Synonym: binici

2. (military) cavalryman; cavalry
   • 1939 September 3, Cumhuriyet, page 1 photo caption:

     Leh ordusuna mensub bir süvari kıt'ası.

     A cavalry detachment belonging to the Polish army.

3. (nautical) captain

References

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “süvari”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 4, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4403
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “süvari”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سواری”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1086
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN