serbest

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

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

Adjective

serbest

  1. free (unconstrained)

Derived terms

References

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Confer 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 at Türk Dil Kurumu
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