özgür

See also: Özgür

Turkish

Etymology

Coined by Turkish writer, poet and literary critic Nurullah Ataç, perhaps first in the form *özügür.[1] From the combination of öz (self) and gür, the second part possibly influenced by Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, free, unimpeded).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /œzˈɡyɾ/, [ø̞ᵝz̟ˈɟʏᵝɾ̞̊]
  • (file)

Adjective

özgür

  1. free, unobstructed
    Synonyms: hür, azat, erkin
    Antonyms: bağımlı, köle, tutuklu

Declension

Derived terms

  • özgürlük
  • özgürlükçü
  • özgürlükçülük
  • özgürleşmek

References

  1. Lewis, Geoffrey (1999) The Turkish Language Reform: A Catastrophic Success, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, page 120
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “özgür”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

  • özgür”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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