zorba

See also: Zorba

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زوربه (zorba, “rebel, extorter”), from Persian زور (zor, “force, violence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zoɾˈba/
• Hyphenation: zor‧ba

Adjective

zorba

1. tyrannical

Derived terms

• zorbaca
• zorbalaşmak
• zorbalık

Related terms

• zorbaz

Noun

zorba (definite accusative zorbayı, plural zorbalar)

1. bully, tyrant, extorter

Further reading

• “zorba”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “zorba”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “zorba”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “zorba”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5363