Eilimleri

Eilimleri is a term found in Turkic-language contexts that is typically understood as a diacritics-omitted spelling of ilimləri (or ilimlər), meaning the sciences or fields of knowledge. It can refer to the collective body of disciplines studied or taught within educational or scholarly settings, spanning natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

Etymologically, eilimleri derives from ilim, a root meaning knowledge or science. In Turkish, Azerbaijani and related languages, ilim forms the basis for words describing learning and scholarship, with plural and possessive suffixes added to indicate multiple disciplines or a specific group of sciences. The form eilimleri often appears in ASCII texts or transliterations where diacritical marks are not available.

In usage, eilimleri can denote the organized branches of knowledge that constitute curricula, academic departments, or encyclopedic classifications. It is commonly encountered in historical or linguistic discussions of how Turkic-language traditions categorize knowledge, and it may appear in educational materials as a collective term for the sciences within a given system.

Historically, concepts of ilim have deep roots in Islamic and Central Asian scholarly traditions, where religious and secular learning were intertwined. In modern contexts, the term aligns with broader discussions of science education and disciplinary divisions in Turkic-speaking regions. See also: ilim, bilim, education, sciences, Turkish language, Azerbaijani language.