görütü

Görütü is a Turkish noun that denotes appearance, form, figure, or image. It is not a common term in modern standard Turkish and is mostly attested in older texts, literary language, or some dialectal contexts. In usage, görütü suggests the outward look or arrangement of something as perceived, emphasizing form or structure rather than a specific modern notion of an image.

In contemporary Turkish, sesi for image is usually given by görüntü, while the broader sense of outward appearance is more commonly expressed with görünüm. Görütü thus appears as a largely literary or historical synonym, and may be found in philological, ethnographic, or antique sources where older vocabulary is preserved or revived.

Etymologically, görütü is generally analyzed as derived from the verb görmek (to see) with a nominalizing suffix -tü, forming a noun that conveys the state or result of being seen—namely, the appearance or external form of something. This construction situates görütü within a family of Turkish terms linked to perception and presentation, although it is less productive in modern usage.

Usage notes: because görütü is rare in contemporary Turkish, readers encountering it should consider context and potential archaic or regional usage. When clear, modern substitutes are available, such as görüntü (image) or görünüm (appearance), writers typically prefer those forms.

See also: görüntü, görünüm, görünümlü, archaic Turkish vocabulary, Ottoman Turkish lexicon. References to görütü are usually found in historical dictionaries or corpora of older Turkish texts.