maarif
Azerbaijani edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic مَعَارِف (maʕārif).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
maarif (definite accusative maarifi, plural maariflər)
- enlightenment (spread of knowledge and elimination or reducing of backwardness)
- (poetic) education
- Synonym: təhsil
Declension edit
Declension of maarif | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | maarif |
maariflər | ||||||
definite accusative | maarifi |
maarifləri | ||||||
dative | maarifə |
maariflərə | ||||||
locative | maarifdə |
maariflərdə | ||||||
ablative | maarifdən |
maariflərdən | ||||||
definite genitive | maarifin |
maariflərin |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “maarif” in Obastan.com.
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish معارف, from Arabic مَعَارِف (maʕārif), plural of مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa, “knowledge, learning”).
Noun edit
maarif (definite accusative maarifi, plural maarifler)
- (archaic) education
- Maarif Vekâleti ― Minstry of Education
Related terms edit
References edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “maarif”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “معارف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1896
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN