طاهر

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Arabic

Root
ط ه ر (ṭ h r)
7 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of طَهَر (ṭahar, to become pure), from the root ط ه ر (ṭ-h-r). Compare Hebrew טהור (ṭahor, pure).

Pronunciation

Adjective

طَاهِر (ṭāhir) (feminine طَاهِرَة (ṭāhira), masculine plural طَاهِرُون (ṭāhirūn) or أَطْهَار (ʔaṭhār) or طَهَارَى (ṭahārā), feminine plural طَاهِرَات (ṭāhirāt) or طَوَاهِر (ṭawāhir))

  1. (theology) pure (substance, creature etc)
    Antonym: نَجِس (najis)
  2. pure; clean

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic طَاهِر (ṭāhir).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

طاهر (tahır, tahir)

  1. (also theology) pure; clean
    • a. 1636, Nefʿī
      طاهر افندی بڭا كلب دیمش
      التفاتی بو سوزده ظاهردر
      مالكی مذهبم بنم زیرا
      اعتقادمجه كلب طاهردر.
      Tahır Efendi bana kelb demiş
      Iltifatı bu sözde zahırdır
      Malıki mezhebim benim zira
      Itikadımca kelb tahırdır
      Mr. Ṭāhir has called me a dog
      This is an apparent compliment
      For my school of law is the Mālikīy
      According to my belief the dog is clean.