Doctor of Philosophy

English Etymology From en la philosophiae + en doctor. Noun Doctor of Philosophy Doctors of Philosophy A terminal research degree and one of the highest doctorates awarded by a university. Usage notes Despite its name, the subject studied is not necessarily related to philosophy. Alternative forms Usually shortened to Ph.D. Also DPhil Translations one of the highest doctorates Arabic: ar دُكْتُور فِي الْفَلْسَفَة m, ar دُكْتُورَة فِي الْفَلْسَفَة f Azerbaijani: az fəlsəfə doktoru Burmese: my ပါရဂူဘွဲ့ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 哲學博士 zhéxué bóshì Finnish: fi filosofian tohtori French: fr docteur en philosophie m Georgian: ka ფილოსოფიის დოქტორი Greek: el διδάκτωρ φιλοσοφίας m Italian: it dottore di ricerca m Malay: ms Doktor Falsafah Navajo: nv tseebíí nááhai ólta woozbą́ Polish: pl doktorat m-in Romanian: ro doctor în filozofie m Russian: ru до́ктор филосо́фских нау́к m, ru кандида́т наук Spanish: es doctor en filosofía m Swahili: sw shahada ya uzamifu Tagalog: tl paham ng batnayan Tamil: ta முனைவர், Sri Lanka ta கலாநிதி Thai: th ปริญญาเอก bprin-yaa-èek en Academic degrees