دائرة معارف

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

دَائِرَة (dāʔira, periodical, circle) +‎ مَعَارِف (maʕārif, knowledge, understanding)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /daː.ʔi.rat ma.ʕaː.rif/

Noun[edit]

دَائِرَةُ مَعَارِف (dāʔiratu maʕāriff (plural دَوَائِرُ مَعَارِف (dawāʔiru maʕārif))

  1. encyclopedia
    Synonym: مَوْسُوعَة (mawsūʕa)
    دَائِرَةُ الْمَعَارِفِ الْبِرِيطَانِيَّةdāʔiratu l-maʕārifi l-birīṭāniyyaEncyclopedia Britannica

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