الهام

See also: إلهام and الہام

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِلْهَام (ʔilhām, inspiration).

Noun

الهام • (ilhâm) (definite accusative الهامی (ilhâmı), plural الهامات (ilhâmât))

  1. (religion) revelation, the disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with a deity or other supernatural entity
    Synonym: وحی (vahiy)
  2. (religion) inspiration, a divine influence on sacred writers, by which they were qualified to communicate moral or religious truth with authority
    Synonym: وحی (vahiy)
  3. (by extension) inspiration, afflatus, afflation, entheasm, a sudden rush of creative impulse or stimulation, often attributed to divine influence

Derived terms

  • الهام اولنمق (ilhâm olunmak, to be revealed)
  • الهام ایتمك (ilhâm etmek, to inspire)
  • الهامی (ilhâmî, pertaining to inspirations)

Descendants

  • Turkish: ilham

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic إِلْهَام (ʔilhām).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? ilhām
    Dari reading? ilhām
    Iranian reading? elhâm
    Tajik reading? ilhom

    Noun

    Dari الهام
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik илҳом

    الهام • (elhâm) (plural الهام‌ها)

    1. inspiration

    Proper noun

    Dari الهام
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik Илҳом

    الهام • (elhâm)

    1. a male or female given name, Elham or Ilham, from Arabic