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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غربت (gurbet, “a being away from home, absence and exile, perfect whiteness”), from Arabic غُرْبَة (ḡurba, “a feeling of longing for one's native land, of being a stranger”), from غَرَبَ (ḡaraba, “to go away, to depart, to withdraw, to leave”).[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuɾˈbet/
- Hyphenation: gur‧bet
Noun
gurbet (definite accusative gurbeti, plural gurbetler)
- Any place far away from one's homeland.
- Synonyms: gurbetlik, yadlık
- The state or feeling of being a stranger and/or longing for one's homeland.
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