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)

(archaic) loric
Synonym: irfan
(dated) knowledge, understanding
Synonym: bilgi

References

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

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