dâhi

See also: dahi and d'ahi

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish داهی, from Arabic دَاهٍ (dāhin, “smart, cunning, resourceful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑːˈhi/
• Hyphenation: da‧hi
• Rhymes: -hi

Adjective

dâhi

1. genius

Noun

dâhi (definite accusative dâhiyi, plural dâhiler)

1. genius

Related terms

• dâhice
• deha

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “dahi2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “داهی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 886
• Wehr, Hans (1960) “دهی”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN