felsefi

See also: fəlsəfi

Turkish

Alternative forms

• felsefik (proscribed)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s

Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los)

Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós)

Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos)bor.

Arabic فَيْلَسُوف (faylasūf)denom.

Arabic فَلْسَفَ (falsafa)

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Ancient Greek φῐλόσοφος (phĭlósophos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía)bor.?

Arabic فَلْسَفَة (falsafa)

Proto-Afroasiatic

Proto-Semitic

Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)

Arabic فَلْسَفِيّ (falsafiyy)

Ottoman Turkish فلسفی

Turkish felsefi

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فلسفی, from Arabic فَلْسَفِيّ (falsafiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fel.seˈfiː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: fel‧se‧fi

Adjective

felsefi

1. philosophical, pertaining to philosophy

Related terms

• felsefe
• feylesof
• filozof

Further reading

• “felsefi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “felsefi”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı