وبا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic وَبَاء‎ (wabāʔ).

Noun

وبا • (veba) (plural اوبا‎)

plague (disease caused by Yersinia pestis)
plague (widespread outbreak of disease)

Descendants

Turkish: veba

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911), “وبا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1302
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “veba”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “اوبا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 234
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “وبا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2125

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