مۇئەللىمە

Uyghur edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic مُعَلِّمَة (muʕallima).

Noun edit

مۇئەللىمە (mu'ellime) (plural مۇئەللىمەلەر (mu'ellimeler))

  1. (rare) (female) teacher
    Synonyms: مۇئەللىم (mu'ellim), ئوقۇتقۇچى (oqutquchi)
    ئايگۈل، سىز مۇئەللىممۇ؟aygül, siz mu'ellimmu?Aygül, are you a teacher?

Usage notes edit

There are three ways to refer to teachers in Uyghur:

  1. مۇئەللىم (mu'ellim) can be used for both male and female teachers. This can be used both indirectly and directly.
  2. مۇئەللىمە (mu'ellime) can only used for female teachers, and it is not commonly used.
  3. ئوقۇتقۇچى (oqutquchi). This can only be used to refer to teachers indirectly, but not directly to them.