زاویه

See also: زاوية

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَاوِيَة (zāwiya, angle; corner).

Noun

زاویه • (zâviye) (plural زوایا (zevâyâ))

  1. (geometry) angle
    Synonyms: بوجاق (bucak), كنج (künc), كوشه (köşe)
  2. corner, nook
    Synonyms: بوجاق (bucak), كنج (künc), كوشه (köşe)
  3. nook, retreat
    Synonym: قارش (karış)

Derived terms

  • زاویه‌دار (zâviyedar, guardian of a retreat)
  • زاویوی (zâviyevi, angular)
  • زاویۀ حاده (zâviye-i hâdde, acute angle)
  • زاویۀ مجسمه (zâviye-i mücesseme, solid angle)
  • زاویۀ مستویه (zâviye-i müsteviye, plane angle)
  • زاویۀ منفرجه (zâviye-i münferice, obtuse angle)

Descendants

  • Turkish: zaviye

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَاوِيَة (zāwiya).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? zāwiya
Dari reading? zāwiya
Iranian reading? zâviye
Tajik reading? zoviya

Noun

زاویه • (zāwiya / zâviye) (plural زاویه‌ها (zāwiya-hā / zâviye-hâ), or زوایا, Tajik spelling зовия)

  1. angle, corner
    Synonym: گوشه (guše)