چراغ

Khalaj

Noun

چِراغ (çirâğ) (definite accusative چِراغؽ, plural چِراغلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of çirâğ (lamp)

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian Persian چراغ (čerâğ, čarâğ).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: چ‧راغ

Noun

چراغ • (çerağ, çirağ)

  1. lantern, lamp, especially an oil lamp
    Synonyms: سراج (sirac), قندیل (kandil), لامپه (lampa), مصباح (mısbah)
  2. light, any source of light
    Synonyms: ایشق (ışık), سراج (sirac)
  3. wick, candlewick
    Synonyms: سراج (sirac), فتیل (fitil)
  4. illuminator; teacher, mentor

Derived terms

  • چراغان (çirağan, illuminations)
  • چراغك (çirağek, little lamp)

Descendants

  • Turkish: çirağ

Further reading

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چراغ.

Noun

چراغ • (čirā́ǧ) m (plural چراغان (čiraǧā́n))

  1. candle; lamp
  2. illumination

References

  • Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “چراغ”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press, page 554

Persian

Etymology

From Parthian 𐫝𐫡𐫀𐫃 (crʾg /⁠čirāγ⁠/, lamp). Compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (clʾγ), 𐫝𐫡𐫀𐫍 (crʾh /⁠čirāγ⁠/, lamp), Sogdian [script needed] (crʾʾγ /⁠čarāγ⁠/), Ossetian цырагъ (cyraǧ). Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian ճրագ (črag), Classical Syriac ܫܪܓܐ (šərāḡāʾ), Arabic سِرَاج (sirāj).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾɑːɣ], [t͡ʃʰä.ɾɑːɣ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾɑːɣ], [t͡ʃʰä.ɾɑːɣ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾɔːɣ], [t͡ʃʰä.ɾɔːɣ]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰe.ɹɒːɢ̥], [t͡ʃʰæ.ɹɒːɢ̥]

Readings
Classical reading? čirāğ, čarāğ
Dari reading? čirāğ, čarāğ
Iranian reading? čerâğ, čarâğ
Tajik reading? čaroġ
Dari چراغ
Iranian Persian
Tajik чароғ

Noun

چراغ • (čerâğ) (plural چراغ‌ها (čerâğ-hâ))

  1. lamp
  2. light
  3. stove

Derived terms

  • چراغانی (čerâğâni)
  • چراغی (čerâği)
  • چراغچی (čerâğči)

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چراغ (čirâğ, čarâğ).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.ɾɑːɣ/, /t͡ʃɪ.ɾɑːɣ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɣ
  • Hyphenation: چ‧راغ

Noun

چِراغ or چَراغ • (cirāġ or carāġ) m (Hindi spelling चिराग़ or चराग़)

  1. lamp
  2. light

Declension

Declension of چراغ
singular plural
direct چراغ (cirāġ) چراغ (cirāġ)
oblique چراغ (cirāġ) چراغوں (cirāġō̃)
vocative چراغ (cirāġ) چراغو (cirāġō)

Synonyms

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