Where does “ilahiyatçı” come from?
ilahiyatçı (Turkish) comes from Turkish ilahiyat, from Persian الهیات, from Arabic إِلٰهِيَّات, from Arabic إِلٰهِيّ — divine.
ilahiyatçı (Turkish): theologian
Definitions
- theologian
Ancestry of “ilahiyatçı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | ilahiyat | theology |
| 2 | Persian | الهیات | theology |
| 3 | Arabic | إِلٰهِيَّات | theology, lit. "divine things" |
| 4 | Arabic | إِلٰهِيّ | divine |