cevher
See also: Cevher
Turkish
editEtymology
editInherited from Ottoman Turkish جوهر (cevher),[1][2] from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar), from Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar).[3]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcevher (definite accusative cevheri, plural cevherler)
- Precious stone; jewel, gem.
- Synonym: mücevher
- The essence of a thing; substance, ethos.
- (figuratively) A talent, gift.
Declension
edit| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cevher | |
| Definite accusative | cevheri | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | cevher | cevherler |
| Definite accusative | cevheri | cevherleri |
| Dative | cevhere | cevherlere |
| Locative | cevherde | cevherlerde |
| Ablative | cevherden | cevherlerden |
| Genitive | cevherin | cevherlerin |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “جوهر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 691
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “جوهر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 451
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “cevher”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
edit- “cevher”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “cevher”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 785