firari
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish فراری (firari), from Arabic ف ر ر (f r r). Compare Persian فراری (farâri) from the same Arabic root.
Noun
firari (definite accusative firariyi, plural firariler)
- fugitive
- Synonym: kaçak
- (military) deserter
References
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “firârî”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 320
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “فراری”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1371
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN