bedii

Turkish

Alternative forms

• bediî

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بدیعی (bedii), from Arabic بَدِيعِيّ (badīʕiyy).

Adjective

bedii (obsolete)

1. pertaining to the science of embellishment in rhetoric
2. marvellous, very beautiful; of artistic value; esthetic/esthetical

Derived terms

• bediileşmek

Related terms

• bedi
• bediiyat

References

• Ahmet Vahit (1945) Türkçe-İngilizce sözlük‎^[1], page 122