şerh
noun C1- explanation, exegesis
- gloss (brief explanatory note or translation of a difficult or complex expression)
- paraphrase (restatement of a text)
- caveat (notice requesting a postponement of a court proceedings)
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chain şerhexplanation
immy
The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -im.
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lerplural
The last vowel, e, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
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ihis/her
ndein/at
The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: şerhinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
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ihis/her
ylewith/by
The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After a vowel, y joins the ending: şerhiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
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