شاگرد

شاگرد

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian شاگرد‎ (šâgerd, “pupil”); see there for more.

Noun

شاگرد • (şâgird)

1. pupil
2. novice
3. apprentice

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian hšʾklt' (hašāgird, “disciple, pupil”). Akin to Old Armenian աշակերտ (ašakert), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

شاگرد • (šâgerd)

1. pupil
2. scholar
3. student
4. apprentice
5. disciple
6. page
7. servant

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: şagird
• Bashkir: шәкерт (šäkert)
• Georgian: შეგირდი (šegirdi)
• Kurdish:
  • Northern Kurdish: şagirt, şagird
• Ottoman Turkish: شاگرد‎ (şâgird)
  • Serbo-Croatian: šegrt / шегрт

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “hašāgird”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 43