Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ازبره (ezbere),[1][2] from ازبر (ezber), from Persian از بر (az bar, by heart).[3]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈez.be.ɾe/
  • Hyphenation: ez‧be‧re

Adverb edit

ezbere

  1. by heart, by memorizing, without reading from the text
    Synonym: ezberden
  2. (figuratively) Without properly understanding, thinking about or looking into a matter, rashly.

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “ازبره”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 92
  2. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ازبره چالشمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 79
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ezber”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading edit