cevher

See also: Cevher

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جوهر‎ (cevher),[1][2] from Arabic جَوْهَر‎ (jawhar), from Persian ‎ (gowhar).[3]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒevˈheɾ/
Hyphenation: cev‧her

Noun

cevher (definite accusative cevheri, plural cevherler)

Precious stone; jewel, gem.
Synonym: mücevher
The essence of a thing; substance, ethos.
Synonyms: öz, maya, (archaic) gevher
(figuratively) A talent, gift.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	cevher
Definite accusative	cevheri
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cevher	cevherler
Definite accusative	cevheri	cevherleri
Dative	cevhere	cevherlere
Locative	cevherde	cevherlerde
Ablative	cevherden	cevherlerden
Genitive	cevherin	cevherlerin

Derived terms

cevher yumurtlamak
fakir cevher
maden cevheri

Related terms

cevahir
güherçile
mücevher

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890), “جوهر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 691
Kélékian, Diran (1911), “جوهر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 451
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “cevher”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

cevher in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “cevher”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 785

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