marifet

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa). Compare Turkish marifet.

marifet

1. trick, prank
2. skill, performance

• “marifet”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

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

• IPA^(key): /marǐfet/

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

• IPA^(key): /mɑːɾiˈfet/

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marifet (definite accusative marifeti, plural marifetler)

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

• maarif