müptela

Turkish

Alternative forms

müptelâ

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مبتلا (mübtela), from Arabic مُبْتَلًى (mubtalan), passive participle of اِبْتَلَى (ibtalā, “to afflict”).

Adjective

müptela (archaic)

addicted to, passionate for
suffering from, afflicted with

Derived terms

müptelalık

References

Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “mübtelâ”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎ (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 839
Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مبتلا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1100
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “müptela”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

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