serbest

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سربست (serbest), from Persian سربست (sarbast).

Adjective

serbest

  1. free (unconstrained)

Derived terms

References

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Compare Persian سربست (sarbast, “free”) and Central Kurdish سەربەست (serbest, “uninhibited”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛɾˈbɛst/

Adjective

serbest (Arabic spelling سەربەست)

  1. free
    Synonyms: aza, rizgar, xelas
    Antonym: bindest
  2. (of a road, path etc.) clear, unobstructed
  3. independent
  4. brave, bold, courageous
    Synonym: aza
    Antonym: bêxîret

Derived terms
  • serbestî

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “serbest”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 235

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سربست (serbest), from Persian سربست (sarbast).

Adjective

serbest

  1. free (unconstrained)

Derived terms
  • serbestçe

References
  • “serbest”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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