zaruret

Meaning

1. A compulsion, obligation, requirement.
2. A necessity, need.
3. The state of poverty, hardship, deprivation.

Concepts

exigency

imperative

imperious

necessity

pinch

want

poverty

Synonyms

icap

ihtiyaç

lüzum

muhtaç

zahmet

zaruri

zorunluk

Hyphenated as

za‧ru‧ret

Pronounced as (IPA)

/za.ɾuːˈɾet/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: ضرورت

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ضرورت (żaruret, “need, want, necessity, a requirement, poverty, indigence”), from Arabic ضَرُورَة (ḍarūra, “necessity, compulsion, want, exigency”), verbal noun of ضَرَّ (ḍarra, “to harm, to damage”).