مۇئەللىم
Appearance
Uyghur
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Perso-Arabic | مۇئەللىم |
Latin | mu'ellim |
Cyrillic | муәллим |
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]مۇئەللىم • (mu'ellim) (plural مۇئەللىملەر (mu'ellimler))
Usage notes
[edit]There are three ways to refer to teachers in Uyghur:
- مۇئەللىم (mu'ellim) can be used for both male and female teachers. This can be used both indirectly and directly.
- مۇئەللىمە (mu'ellime) can only used for female teachers, and it is not commonly used.
- ئوقۇتقۇچى (oqutquchi). This can only be used to refer to teachers indirectly, but not directly to them.
Further reading
[edit]- Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN