firari

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فراری (firari), from Arabic ف ر ر (f r r). Compare Persian فراری (farâri) from the same Arabic root.

Noun

firari (definite accusative firariyi, plural firariler)

1. fugitive

   Synonym: kaçak

2. (military) deserter

References

• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “firârî”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎ (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 320
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “فراری”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1371
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN