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

Translations

اِغْتِراب

éloignement

exil

henderan

welatê xeribîyê

xerîbî

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”)..