marifet
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish معرفت (maʼrifet, maʼrıfet), from Arabic مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
marìfet m (Cyrillic spelling марѝфет)
- (archaic except Islam) knowledge, cognizance, informedness, epiphany
- (archaic) trick, ruse, device, artifice
- 1855 July 23, Carsko-kr. službene narodne novine, volume 167, page 548a:
- Piše jedan iz Carigrada kako Turci i danas za izviestno dèrže, da car Nikola nije umro, već da su to Moskovi niekim marifetom zasliepili svietu oči i stavili mu sina da je car; a car Nikola da se po Carigradu šeta, i da pregleda šta se radi, i da misli u Carigradu i ostati.
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Declension edit
Declension of marifet
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | marifet | marifeti |
| genitive | marifeta | marifeta |
| dative | marifetu | marifetima |
| accusative | marifet | marifete |
| vocative | marifete | marifeti |
| locative | marifetu | marifetima |
| instrumental | marifetom | marifetima |
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish معرفت (maʼrifet, maʼrıfet), from Arabic مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
marifet (definite accusative marifeti, plural marifetler)