No. 4,285 in Turkish
selman
The Turkish word "Selman" is typically a male given name, derived from Arabic, meaning "secure" or "safe."
In a sentence
Selman çok ilginç bir insandır.
Selman is a very interesting person.
Here 'Selman' is used as a proper noun referring to someone's name.
Selman'daki kitap koleksiyonunu gördün mü?
Did you see Selman's book collection?
In this sentence, 'Selman' refers to a person who owns the book collection, used in the possessive context.
Arkeologlar selmanda ilginç buluntular keşfettiler.
Archaeologists discovered interesting findings in the Selman.
'Selman' refers to a location or entity, demonstrating its usage as a noun differing from its typical proper noun usage.
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