No. 4,878 in Turkish
esiri
"Esiri" means "captive" or "prisoner" in English.
In a sentence
Onun sevgi esiri olduğunu herkes biliyor.
Everyone knows he is a slave to love.
Here, 'esiri' refers to being emotionally or metaphorically enslaved by love.
Rüzgarın esiri olan yaprak, nereye gideceğini bilemez.
The leaf enslaved by the wind cannot know where it will go.
In this sentence, 'esiri' describes the leaf as being under the control or influence of the wind.
Zamanın esiri olarak hayatını sürdürüyordu.
He was living his life as a slave to time.
Here, 'esiri' is used metaphorically to indicate being dominated or constrained by time.
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