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cevher

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See also: Cevher

Turkish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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Declension of cevher
singular plural
nominative cevher cevherler
definite accusative cevheri cevherleri
dative cevhere cevherlere
locative cevherde cevherlerde
ablative cevherden cevherlerden
genitive cevherin cevherlerin

Derived terms

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References

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

Further reading

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