silsile

== Turkish == === Alternative forms === sinsile (informal) === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سلسله (silsile, “chain”), from Old Anatolian Turkish سلسله (silsile), from Arabic سِلْسِلَة (silsila, “chain”). Cognate with Azerbaijani silsilə, Gagauz senselä. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sil.siˈle/, /sin.siˈle/ Hyphenation: sil‧si‧le === Noun === silsile (definite accusative silsileyi, plural silsileler) chain, series, set olaylar silsilesi ― chain of events lineage, ancestry, family tree Synonyms: soy, şecere (geography, dated) mountain range Synonyms: sıradağ, (archaic) silsileicibal (obsolete) chain Synonym: zincir ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “silsile”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “silsile”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “silsile”, in Nişanyan Sözlük