gayritabii

Turkish

Alternative forms

• gayri tabii

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غیر طبیعی (gayrı tabî'î) from Arabic غَيْر طَبِيعِيّ (ḡayr ṭabīʕiyy). by surface analysis, gayri- (“non-”) +‎ tabii (“formal”). Cognate with Azerbaijani qeyri-təbii, Uzbek gʻayritabiiy and Uyghur غەيرىي تەبىئىي (gheyriy tebi'iy). Compare Persian غیرطبیعی.

Adjective

gayritabii

1. unnatural

References

• “gayritabii”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu