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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish معرفت (maʼrifet, maʼrıfet), from Arabic مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa).
Pronunciation
Noun
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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish معرفت (maʼrifet, maʼrıfet), from Arabic مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa).
Pronunciation
Noun
marifet (definite accusative marifeti, plural marifetler)
- knowledge
- skill, adroitness
- trick, prank