عربه

See also: عربة, غربة, غزته, and عزبة

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

آربه (araba), آرابه (araba)

Etymology

A Turkic word since at least the 14th century, origin uncertain. Nişanyan compares to Sanskrit रथ (ratha). More at araba.

Noun

عربه • (araba)

two-wheeled carriage

Derived terms

عربه‌جی (arabacı)
ال عربه‌سی (el arabası, “handcart”)

Descendants

Turkish: araba
- → Swedish: araba
→ Armenian: արաբա (araba)
→ English: araba
→ Greek: αραμπάς (arampás)
→ Laz: არაბა (araba)
→ Ladino: araba
→ Mingrelian: არაბა (araba)
→ Persian: عرابه ('arrâbe)
→ Romanian: haraba

References

Fleischer, Heinrich Leberecht (1888) Kleinere Schriften‎ (in German), volume 2, Leipzig: S. Hirzel, pages 630–631
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “عربه”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عربه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1292
Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “araba”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

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