zavallı

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic زَوَال (zawāl).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: za‧val‧lı

Noun

zavallı

  1. poor thing, poor devil

Declension

Adjective

zavallı

  1. poor, miserable
  2. unfortunate

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish زواللو, زواللی (zevallı, zavallı), from Arabic زَوَال (zawāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: za‧val‧lı

Adjective

zavallı

  1. poor, miserable, piteous
  2. unfortunate
  3. loser, pathetic

Descendants

  • Ladino: zavalí

References