mavi

See also: mavì, mávi, and mavı

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		мави
Abjad		ماوی

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مَاوِيّ (māwiyy, “watery”). The “gay” sense is a semantic loan from Russian голубо́й (golubój, “light blue; gay”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

mavi

1. blue
2. gay, homosexual

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homoseksual

   • 2013 May 31, AzXeber‎^[1]:

     Bir oğlanın ʼmaviʼ olduğunu necə bilək?

     How can we know if a boy is 'blue' [i.e. gay]?

Grass Koiari

Noun

mavi

1. woman

References

• Terry Crowley, Claire Bowern, An Introduction to Historical Linguistics

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ماوی (mavi), from Arabic مَاوِيّ (māwiyy, “watery”).

Adjective

mavi

1. blue

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Maybe ma- + Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀”)

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

mavi class VI (plural only)

1. dung, excrement

Synonyms

• choo

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ماوی (mavi), from Arabic مَاوِيّ (māwiyy, “watery”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑːˈvɪ]
• Hyphenation: ma‧vi

• Audio:

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Adjective

mavi

1. blue

Noun

mavi (definite accusative maviyi, plural maviler)

1. blue

   Synonym: gök

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	mavi
Definite accusative	maviyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mavi	maviler
Definite accusative	maviyi	mavileri
Dative	maviye	mavilere
Locative	mavide	mavilerde
Ablative	maviden	mavilerden
Genitive	mavinin	mavilerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular mavim mavilerim 2nd singular mavin mavilerin 3rd singular mavisi mavileri 1st plural mavimiz mavilerimiz 2nd plural maviniz mavileriniz 3rd plural mavileri mavileri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular mavimi mavilerimi 2nd singular mavini mavilerini 3rd singular mavisini mavilerini 1st plural mavimizi mavilerimizi 2nd plural mavinizi mavilerinizi 3rd plural mavilerini mavilerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular mavime mavilerime 2nd singular mavine mavilerine 3rd singular mavisine mavilerine 1st plural mavimize mavilerimize 2nd plural mavinize mavilerinize 3rd plural mavilerine mavilerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular mavimde mavilerimde 2nd singular mavinde mavilerinde 3rd singular mavisinde mavilerinde 1st plural mavimizde mavilerimizde 2nd plural mavinizde mavilerinizde 3rd plural mavilerinde mavilerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular mavimden mavilerimden 2nd singular mavinden mavilerinden 3rd singular mavisinden mavilerinden 1st plural mavimizden mavilerimizden 2nd plural mavinizden mavilerinizden 3rd plural mavilerinden mavilerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular mavimin mavilerimin 2nd singular mavinin mavilerinin 3rd singular mavisinin mavilerinin 1st plural mavimizin mavilerimizin 2nd plural mavinizin mavilerinizin 3rd plural mavilerinin mavilerinin

See also

Colors in Turkish · renkler (layout · text)

beyaz, ak	gri, boz	siyah, kara
kırmızı, kızıl; al	turuncu; kahverengi, konur, boz	sarı; bej
limon çürüğü	yeşil	nane yeşili
camgöbeği; turkuaz	gök, mavi	lacivert
eflatun; mor	pembe; mor	yavruağzı

• masmavi

Further reading

• mavi in Reverso (Turkish-English)