cevher

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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جوهر (cevher),[1][2] from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar), from Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒevˈheɾ/
  • Hyphenation: cev‧her

Noun

cevher (definite accusative cevheri, plural cevherler)

  1. Precious stone; jewel, gem.
    Synonym: mücevher
  2. The essence of a thing; substance, ethos.
    Synonyms: öz, maya, (archaic) gevher
  3. (figuratively) A talent, gift.

Declension

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

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “جوهر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 691
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “جوهر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 451
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “cevher”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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