orientalist
/ˌɔɹiˈɛntəlɪst/
orientalist adjective: of the West, to take in aspects of the East; pertaining to the representational tendency orientalism.
Adjective
orientalist (comparative more orientalist, superlative most orientalist)
- Of the West, to take in aspects of the East; pertaining to the representational tendency orientalism.
Noun (1)
orientalist (plural orientalists)
- A scholar who studies the Orient; a person interested in the Orient.
- Which is rendred somewhat more probable by that very learned Orientalist Dr. Pocok, who tells us the Arabick verb Hausch answering to the Hebrew חיש signifies three things, viz. to hast, to fear, to be ashamed.1684, George Bright, preface to The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D.
- If, however, Orientalists be right in their interpretation of the name of Artaxerxes' queen, Parisatis, as Pari-zadeh (Peri-born), the Peri must be coeval with the religion of Zoroaster.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 27
Noun (2) capitalized: Orientalist
Orientalist (plural Orientalists)
- Alternative letter-case form of orientalist.
orientalist meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Persian
orientalist in Hindi
- a person (especially a scholar) interested in the Orient
- प्राच्यविद् prācyavid, प्राच्यविद्याविद् prācyavidyāvid, प्राच्यवेत्ता prācyavettā
orientalist in Arabic
- a person (especially a scholar) interested in the Orient
- مُسْتَشْرِق mustašriq
orientalist in Persian
- a person (especially a scholar) interested in the Orient
- شرقشناس šarq-šenâs
Forms of orientalist
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more orientalist |
| superlative | most orientalist |
| alternative form | Orientalist |
| Noun | |
| plural | orientalists |
| plural | Orientalists |
Origin of orientalist
From oriental + -ist.
Questions about orientalist
- What does orientalist mean?
- Orientalist means of the West, to take in aspects of the East; pertaining to the representational tendency orientalism.
- What is orientalist in Hindi?
- Orientalist in Hindi is प्राच्यविद् (prācyavid), प्राच्यविद्याविद् (prācyavidyāvid), प्राच्यवेत्ता (prācyavettā). See Orientalist meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is orientalist?
- Orientalist can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce orientalist?
- Orientalist is pronounced /ˌɔɹiˈɛntəlɪst/ (US).
Words near orientalist in the dictionary
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