دائرة معارف

Arabic

Etymology

دَائِرَة (dāʾira, periodical, circle) + مَعَارِف (maʿārif, knowledge, wisdom)

Noun

دَائِرَةُ مَعَارِف (dāʾiratu maʿārif) f (plural دَوَائِرُ مَعَارِف (dawāʾiru maʿārif))

  1. encyclopedia
    Synonym: مَوْسُوعَة (mawsūʿa)
    دَائِرَةُ الْمَعَارِفِ الْبِرِيطَانِيَّةdāʾiratu l-maʿārifi l-birīṭāniyyaEncyclopedia Britannica

Declension

Descendants

  • Persian: دائرةالمعارف
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