---
title: İmge (Dictionary)
slug: imge-dictionary
url: /detay/imge-dictionary
type: article
language: English
entity:
  primary: İmge (Dictionary)
  type: article
  disambiguation: İmge sözlüğü: hayal, görüntü, zihinsel yansıma.  Anlamı, kökeni ve kullanımları.
  categories:
    - name: Literature
      slug: edebiyat
      url: /kategori/edebiyat
  tags:
    - Consciousness
    - Impressionism
    - Dream
    - Imagination
    - Image
author: Kerem Akıl
created_at: 2025-01-17T09:48:06.795775+03:00
updated_at: 2025-04-17T12:51:24.131580+03:00
---

# İmge (Dictionary)

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### **Definition**

- **Noun**: Something conceived in the mind and desired to come true; imagination, dream.
- **Noun**: General appearance; image:
- *"She could achieve the legendary rebel girl image, with the determined uncompromising nature of that image."* - Murathan Mungan
- **Noun, Psychology**: The mental reflection of an object perceived externally by the sensory organs; imagination, image.
- **Noun, Psychology**: Objects and events perceived through the senses, appearing in the mind without any external stimulus; dream, imagination, image.

### **Etymology**

Derived from the Turkish word *im* (sign) with the addition of the New Turkish suffix *+gA*.

- For more information, see the entry *im*.
- Initially proposed in New Turkish to mean "sign," this word underwent a semantic shift under the influence of the French *image*.
- The function of the suffix *+gA* in the noun is unclear.

### **Related Concepts**

- **Impressionism:** An art or thought movement centered on images.
- **Imagination:** Mental imagery, the capacity to create and process mental pictures.
- **Imaginary:** Related to or consisting of images.

### **Applications**

- **Literature:** Frequently used in works that express imagination or mental visualizations.
- **Philosophy and Psychology:** A key term in discussing human consciousness and imagination.
- **Art:** Used to denote "image" or depiction in visual arts.

### **Example Sentences**

- She was trying to build a new world with the images in her mind.
- This painting is seen as a powerful image of freedom.
- The images appearing in his dreams influenced his daily decisions.

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## Academic Sources and References

1. "IMGE." Nişanyan Dictionary. https://www.nisanyansozluk.com/kelime/imge. Accessed January 17, 2025.
2. "IMGE." Turkish Language Association Current Turkish Dictionary. https://sozluk.gov.tr/. Accessed January 17, 2025.