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marafet

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Ladino

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish معرفت (marifet, marıfet),[1] from Arabic مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa).

Noun

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marafet m (Hebrew spelling מאראפ׳יט)[1]

  1. marvel; wonder (skillfully crafted beauty)
    • 2000, La Lettre Sépharade[1], numbers 1–19, La Lettre Sépharade, page 17:
      Ke me estas dizyendo, ijika ? Ke marafet muevo es esto ?
      What are you saying, little girl? What new marvel is this?
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 marafet”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek μαραφέτι (maraféti), from Ottoman Turkish معرفت (marifet, marıfet), from Arabic مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa).

Noun

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marafet n (plural marafeturi)

  1. trifle

Declension

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Declension of marafet
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative marafet marafetul marafeturi marafeturile
genitive-dative marafet marafetului marafeturi marafeturilor
vocative marafetule marafeturilor