gurbet

Meaning

1. Any place far away from one's homeland.
2. The state or feeling of being a stranger and/or longing for one's homeland.

Synonyms

dış

taşra

yazı

Hyphenated as

gur‧bet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡuɾˈbet/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: غربت

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غربت (gurbet, “a being away from home, absence and exile, perfect whiteness”), from Arabic غُرْبَة (ḡurba, “a feeling of longing for one's native land, of being a stranger”), from غَرَبَ (ḡaraba, “to go away, to depart, to withdraw, to leave”)..