çerağ

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • çırağ, çirağ
  • çerâğ (non-standard spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چراغ (çerağ), from Persian چراغ (čerâġ). Doublet of çıra and çırak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃeˈɾaː/, (definite accusative) /tʃe.ɾaːˈɯ/
  • Hyphenation: çe‧rağ

Noun

çerağ (definite accusative çerağı, plural çerağlar) (archaic)

  1. wick, candlewick
  2. candle
    Synonym: kandil
  3. light
  4. apprentice
    Synonyms: çırak, şakirt
  5. (Sufism) the place where ceremonies are held for newly arrived dervishes in a dervish convent

Declension

Declension of çerağ
singular plural
nominative çerağ çerağlar
definite accusative çerağı çerağları
dative çerağa çerağlara
locative çerağda çerağlarda
ablative çerağdan çerağlardan
genitive çerağın çerağların

Derived terms

  • çerağ dinlendirme
  • çerağ uyandırma

Further reading

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