مۇئەللىمە
Uyghur
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُعَلِّمَة (muʿallima).
Noun
مۇئەللىمە • (mu'ellime) (plural مۇئەللىمەلەر (mu'ellimeler))
- (rare) (female) teacher
- ئايگۈل، سىز مۇئەللىممۇ؟ ― aygül, siz mu'ellimmu? ― Aygül, are you a teacher?
- Synonyms: مۇئەللىم (mu'ellim), 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.