زوربه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • زورابا (zorba)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زورباز (zôrbâz).

Noun

زوربه (zorba)

  1. rebel, rioter, a person who resists an authority
  2. one who takes property by force, extorter

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: zorba
  • Aromanian: zurbã
  • Armenian: զոռբա (zoṙba)
  • Bulgarian: зорба́ (zorbá)
  • Georgian: ზორბა (zorba)
  • Greek: ζορμπάς (zormpás)
  • Romanian: zurba
  • Serbo-Croatian: zòrba, зо̀рба

Further reading

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