Oturmas

Oturmas is a Turkish noun forming a plural or general plural sense from oturma, and it broadly relates to acts of sitting or residing, as well as to the spaces associated with these activities. In usage, oturma can denote the act of taking a seat in a place or the act of living in a dwelling. The plural oturmas can refer to multiple instances of sitting or multiple residences, depending on context, and is often used in combination with other words to form descriptive compounds.

Etymology and morphology: It derives from the verb oturmak, meaning to sit or to reside, with the noun-forming suffix -ma. The sense shifts with context, especially between physical seating and habitation.

Usage in language and design: In everyday Turkish, oturma appears in common compounds such as oturma odası (living room) and oturma alanı (living area). In architectural and real estate language, oturma spaces are described as areas intended for seating, lounging, or social gathering. The term can also appear in phrases that refer to seating arrangements or habitation patterns, depending on the sentence.

Cultural and social context: The concept encompasses both the physical spaces designed for sitting or living and the social practices surrounding use of those spaces, such as how rooms are arranged for gatherings or daily life. While oturmas itself is a Turkish-language term, its usage reflects broader ideas about dwelling and communal space.

See also: oturma odası, oturmak, oturma düzeni. Note that oturmas is primarily used within Turkish-language contexts and more often appears in descriptive phrases rather than as a standalone English term.