چراغ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چراغ‎ (čerâğ, čarâğ).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: چ‧راغ

Noun

چراغ • (çerağ, çirağ)

  1. lantern, lamp, especially an oil lamp
    Synonyms: سراج‎ (sirac), قندیل‎ (kandil), لامپه‎ (lampa), مصباح‎ (mısbah)
  2. light, any source of light
    Synonyms: ایشق‎ (ışık), سراج‎ (sirac)
  3. wick, candlewick
    Synonyms: سراج‎ (sirac), فتیل‎ (fitil)
  4. illuminator; teacher, mentor

Derived terms

  • چراغان‎ (çirağan, “illuminations”)
  • چراغك‎ (çirağek, “little lamp”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: çirağ

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Parthian 𐫝𐫡𐫀𐫃‎ (crʾg /čirāγ/, “lamp”). Compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (clʾγ), 𐫝𐫡𐫀𐫍‎ (crʾh /čirāγ/, “lamp”), Sogdian [script needed] (crʾʾγ /čarāγ/), Ossetian цырагъ (cyraǧ). Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian ճրագ (črag), Classical Syriac ܫܪܓܐ‎ (šərāḡāʾ), Arabic سِرَاج‎ (sirāj).

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪɾɒːɣ~t͡ʃaɾɒːɣ/
  • (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /t͡ʃeɾɒːɢ~t͡ʃæɾɒːɢ/
  • (Tajik): IPA(key): /t͡ʃiɾɔːɣ~t͡ʃaɾɔːɣ/
Dari چراغ
Iranian Persian
Tajik чароғ (čaroġ)

Noun

چراغ • (čerâğ) (plural چراغ‌ها‎ (čerâğ-hâ))

  1. lamp
  2. light
  3. stove

Derived terms

  • چراغانی‎ (čerâğâni)
  • چراغی‎ (čerâği)
  • چراغچی‎ (čerâğči)

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چراغ‎ (čerâğ, čarâğ).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.ɾɑːɣ/, /t͡ʃɪ.ɾɑːɣ/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.ɾɑːɣ/, /t͡ʃɪ.ɾɑːɣ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɣ
  • Hyphenation: چ‧راغ

Noun

چِراغ or چَراغ • (cirāġ or carāġ) m (Hindi spelling चिराग़ or चराग़)

  1. lamp
  2. light

Declension

Declension of چراغ
singular plural
direct چراغ‎ (cirāġ) چراغ‎ (cirāġ)
oblique چراغ‎ (cirāġ) چراغوں‎ (cirāġō̃)
vocative چراغ‎ (cirāġ) چراغو‎ (cirāġō)

Synonyms

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