mecburen

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مجبوراً (mecburen),[1] from Arabic مَجْبُورًا (majbūran) adverbial accusative of مَجْبُور (majbūr, obliged, compelled), passive participle of جَبَرَ (jabara).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /med͡ʒˈbuːɾen/
  • Hyphenation: mec‧bu‧ren

Adverb

mecburen

  1. compulsorily, perforce, under obligation
    Synonyms: zorla, zorunlu olarak, (archaic) cebren

References

  1. Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “مجبوراً”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1291
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mecbur”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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