Where does “gurbet” come from?

gurbet (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish غربت, from Arabic غُرْبَة.

gurbet (Turkish): somewhere that is far away from a place one lives...

Definitions

  1. somewhere that is far away from a place one lives...

Ancestry of “gurbet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishغربتa being away from home, absence and exile
2Arabicغُرْبَة

Words derived from “gurbet

Every word from Arabic غُرْبَةEvery word from Ottoman Turkish غربت
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