مبحث

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَبْحَث (mabḥaṯ, subject, topic).

Noun

مبحث • (mebhas) (definite accusative مبحثی (mebhası), plural مباحث (mebâhis))

  1. subject, topic, a matter dealt with in a text, the main theme of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
    Synonyms: بحث (bahs, bahis), موضوع (mevzuʼ)
  2. science, a particular discipline that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition
    Synonym: علم (ʼilm, ʼilim)

Derived terms

  • مبحث البشر (mebhasüʼl-beşer, anthropology)
  • مبحث الحركات (mebhasüʼl-harekât, dynamics)
  • مبحث المستحاثات (mebhasüʼl-müstehâsât, paleontology)
  • مبحث المعادن (mebhasüʼl-maʼâdin, mineralogy)
  • مبحث المیاه (mebhasüʼl-miyâh, hydrology)
  • مبحث شیاطین (mebhas-i şeyatin, demonology)
  • مبحث وجود (mebhas-i vücud, ontology)

Descendants

  • Turkish: mebhas

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَبْحَث (mabḥaṯ).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? mabhas
Dari reading? mabhas
Iranian reading? mabhas
Tajik reading? mabhas

Noun

مبحث • (mabhas) (plural مباحث (mabāhis / mabâhes), Tajik spelling мабҳас)

  1. subject of discussion
    در مباحث بعد
    dar mabâhes-e ba'd
    in subsequent discussions

Further reading