irfan

See also: Irfan and İrfan

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عِرْفَان (irfān, “a general knowledge of polite and scientific matters”), borrowed from Arabic عِرْفَان (ʕirfān, “knowledge”).

Noun

irfan (definite accusative irfanı, plural irfanlar)

1. (archaic) loric

   Synonym: irfan

2. (dated) knowledge, understanding

   Synonym: bilgi

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “irfan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “irfan”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian