مۇئەللىم
Uyghur
Other scripts | |
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Perso-Arabic | مۇئەللىم |
Cyrillic | муәллим |
Roman | mu'ellim |
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʿallim).
Noun
مۇئەللىم • (mu'ellim) (plural مۇئەللىملەر (mu'ellimler))
- teacher
- ئايگۈل مۇئەللىم، ياخشىمۇسىز! ― aygül mu'ellim, yaxshimusiz! ― Mrs. Aygül, hello!
- Synonyms: مۇئەللىمە (mu'ellime), ئوقۇتقۇچى (oqutquchi)
Usage notes
There are three ways to refer to teachers in Uyghur:
- مۇئەللىم (mu'ellim) can be used for both male and female teachers. This can be used both indirectly and directly.
- مۇئەللىمە (mu'ellime) can only used for female teachers, and it is not commonly used.
- ئوقۇتقۇچى (oqutquchi). This can only be used to refer to teachers indirectly, but not directly to them.