zorba
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زوربه, زورابا (zorba, “rebel, rioter”); from Persian [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zoɾˈba/
- Hyphenation: zor‧ba
Adjective
zorba
- tyrannical
Derived terms
- zorbaca
- zorbalaşmak
- zorbalık
Related terms
- zorbaz
Noun
zorba (definite accusative zorbayı, plural zorbalar)
- bully, tyrant, extorter
Further reading
- zorba in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “zorba”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “zorba”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “zorba”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5363