تذهیب

See also: تذهيب

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَذْهِيب (taḏhīb, ornamentation with gold), verbal noun of ذَهَّبَ (ḏahhaba, to gild).

Noun

تذهیب • (tezhib)

  1. gilding, the art or process of applying gold leaf to a surface
    Synonyms: یالدز (yaldız), یالدزلامه (yaldızlama)

Derived terms

  • تذهیب اسنان (tezhib-i esnan, aurification)
  • تذهیب ایتمك (tezhib etmek, to gild)
  • تذهیبجی (tezhibci, gilder)

Descendants

  • Turkish: tezhip

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَذْهِيب (taḏhīb).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? taḏhīb
Dari reading? tazhīb
Iranian reading? tazhib
Tajik reading? tazhib

Noun

تذهیب • (tazhib)

  1. gilding; (of manuscripts) illumination

Further reading