irfan
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish عِرْفَان (irfān, “a general knowledge of polite and scientific matters”), borrowed from Arabic عِرْفَان (ʕirfān, “knowledge”).
Noun
irfan (definite accusative irfanı, plural irfanlar)
- (archaic) loric
- Synonym: irfan
- (dated) knowledge, understanding
- Synonym: bilgi
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “irfan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “irfan”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian
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