marifet

Serbo-Croatian

FWOTD – 11 January 2021

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish معرفت (maʼrifet, maʼrıfet), from Arabic مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marǐfet/

Noun

marìfet m (Cyrillic spelling марѝфет)

1. (archaic except Islam) knowledge, cognizance, informedness, epiphany
2. (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.

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Declension

Declension of marifet

	singular	plural
nominative	marifet	marifeti
genitive	marifeta	marifeta
dative	marifetu	marifetima
accusative	marifet	marifete
vocative	marifete	marifeti
locative	marifetu	marifetima
instrumental	marifetom	marifetima

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish معرفت (maʼrifet, maʼrıfet), from Arabic مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑːɾiˈfet/

• Audio

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Noun

marifet (definite accusative marifeti, plural marifetler)

1. knowledge
2. skill, adroitness
3. trick, prank

Related terms

• maarif