şerefe
Turkish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Arabic شَرَّفَ (šarrafa, “to be noble, illustrious”).
Interjection
editşerefe!
- cheers (toast when drinking)
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Ottoman Turkish شرفه (şerefe), from Arabic شُرْفَة (šurfa, “veranda, balcony, battlement”).
Noun
editşerefe (definite accusative şerefeyi, plural şerefeler)
- gallery of a minaret, where the call to prayer is given
- (archaic) battlement
References
edit- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “şerefe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “شرفه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1122
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