عربه

See also: عربة, غربة, غزته, and عزبة

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• آربه (araba), آرابه (araba)

Etymology

A Turkic word since at least the 14th century, origin uncertain. Nişanyan compares to Sanskrit रथ (ratha). More at araba.

Noun

عربه • (araba)

1. two-wheeled carriage

Derived terms

• عربه‌جی (arabacı)
• ال عربه‌سی (el arabası, “handcart”)

Descendants

• Turkish: araba
  • → Swedish: araba
• → Armenian: արաբա (araba)
• → English: araba
• → Greek: αραμπάς (arampás)
• → Laz: არაბა (araba)
• → Ladino: araba
• → Mingrelian: არაბა (araba)
• → Persian: عرابه ('arrâbe)
• → Romanian: haraba

References

• Fleischer, Heinrich Leberecht (1888) Kleinere Schriften‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Leipzig: S. Hirzel, pages 630–631
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “عربه”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عربه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1292
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “araba”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN