كرسی

Borrowed from Arabic كُرْسِيّ‎ (kursiyy, “chair, seat”).

كرسی • (kürsi) (plural كراسی‎)

1. (in general) seat, something to be sat upon, like a chair or stool
2. throne, an impressive seat used by a monarch

   Synonym: تخت‎ (taht)

3. pulpit, a raised platform on which a speaker stands
4. dais, a raised platform in a room for a high table
5. base, pedestal, a supporting component of a structure

   Synonym: (pedestal) سكی‎ (seki)

6. (figuratively) centre of a government, whether a person or place

• Turkish: kürsü
• → Armenian: քյուրսի (kʿyursi)

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