balapervaz

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بالاپرواز (balapervaz), from Persian [Term?]. Equivalent to balâ +‎ pervaz.

Adjective

balapervaz (obsolete)

1. (literally) high flying
2. pretentious; arrogant; haughty

   Synonym: palavracı

3. ambitious

References

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “bala⁵”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 447
• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “bâlâ-pervâz”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎^[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 85
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 127