levleri

Levleri is a Turkish noun form derived from the plural levler, meaning plates or sheets in certain contexts. The form levleri combines the plural suffix -ler with the definite object or possessive suffix -i, so it can mean “the plates” or “their plates” depending on the sentence and context.

In contemporary Turkish, the more common words for everyday plates or flat objects are tabaklar for dishes and levha or levhalar for flat sheets or metal plates. Therefore, levler and levleri tend to appear primarily in technical, archival, or regional texts, or in older sources where variant vocabularies were more common.

Usage examples illustrate its function as a direct object and its possessive nuance. Levleri masaya koydu means “he placed the plates on the table.” Levleri kırdı means “he broke the plates.” The form can also occur in phrases indicating possession, such as onların levleri, meaning “their plates,” though Turkish speakers often substitute more common terms like tablaks or levhalar in everyday speech.

Notes on etymology and register indicate that lev- appears in some Turkish vocabularies, but modern standard Turkish more commonly uses levha or tabak for everyday reference to flat objects. Levleri thus preserves a historical or specialized usage, reflecting its niche role in the language rather than a broad, current everyday term. See also tabaklar, levha, levhalar for related vocabulary.