كریم

See also: كريم

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَرِيم (karīm, “noble, generous, liberal”).

Adjective

كریم • (kerim)

  1. noble, gracious, magnanimous, having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty
    Synonym: شریف (şerif)
  2. generous, liberal, munificent, permitting liberty, willing to give and share unsparingly
    Synonyms: جومرد (cömerd), سمیح (semih)

Derived terms

  • الله كریم (allah kerim, “nevermind”)
  • كریمانه (kerimane, “special to a kind men”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kerim

Further reading

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