hayalin

Hayalin is a Turkish possessive form meaning “your dream” or “your imagination,” derived from the noun hayal. In Turkish, hayal can refer to a dream experienced during sleep as well as a broad sense of imagination or fantasy. Hayalin appears when the second-person singular possessive suffix is attached to hayal, producing senin hayalin, commonly written as hayalin in running text. The polite or plural form is hayaliniz.

Etymology and meaning: The word hayal comes from Persian and Arabic khayāl, passing into Turkish through Ottoman usage. In Turkish it carries two related senses: a dream (sleep) and the power of imagination or fantasy. Common collocations include hayal gücü (imagination or creative power) and hayal kurmak (to dream or to imagine). Hayal kırıklığı means disappointment, literally a “dream being broken,” illustrating how the sense of a dream can extend into metaphorical phrases.

Usage and nuances: Hayalin is used to refer to someone’s personal dream or imaginative concept. It is frequently found in everyday speech as well as in literature, music, and media. The informal second-person form hayalin contrasts with the formal or plural hayaliniz, used when addressing someone politely or more than one person. Examples: “Hayalin gerçek olması için çalış.” (Work to make your dream come true.) “Onun hayalini gördüm.” (I saw his/her dream/imagination.)

See also: hayal (dream/imagination); hayal gücü; hayal kırıklığı; hayal kurmak.

Notes: Turkish morphology allows attaching additional suffixes to hayal, producing forms like hayaline (to your dream) or hayalini (your dream as a direct object). The exact meaning depends on context and accompanying particles or verbs.