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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