bedii

See also: bədii

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • bediî

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بدیعی (bedii), from Arabic بَدِيعِيّ (badīʕiyy).

Adjective

bedii (obsolete)

  1. pertaining to the science of embellishment in rhetoric
  2. marvellous, very beautiful; of artistic value; esthetic/esthetical

Derived terms

  • bediileşmek

References

  • Ahmet Vahit (1945) Türkçe-İngilizce sözlük[1], page 122