mezhep
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Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish مذهب (mezheb), Arabic مَذْهَب (maḏhab).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mezhep (definite accusative mezhebi, plural mezhepler or (archaic) mezahip)
- sect (an offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs)
- madhhab (a school of thought in Islamic jurisprudence)