دائرۃ المعارف

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (dā'irat-ul-ma'ārif), from Arabic دَائِرَةُ مَعَارِف (dāʔiratu maʕārif).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.ɪ.ɾət̪.ʊl.mə.(ʔ)ɑː.ɾɪf/

Noun

دائِرَۃُ الْمَعارِف • (dāiratu l-ma'ārif) m (Hindi spelling दाइरत-उल-मआरिफ़)

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Synonyms: موسوعہ (mausū'a), قاموس (qāmūs)

References

“معارف دائرۃ معارف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“معارف دائرۃ معارف”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.