gayritabii

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • gayri tabii

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غیر طبیعی (gayrı tabî'î) from Arabic غَيْر طَبِيعِيّ (ḡayr ṭabīʕiyy). by surface analysis, gayri- (“non-”) +‎ tabii (“formal”). Cognate with Azerbaijani qeyri-təbii, Uzbek gʻayritabiiy and Uyghur غەيرىي تەبىئىي (gheyriy tebi'iy). Compare Persian غیرطبیعی.

Adjective

gayritabii

  1. unnatural

References

  • “gayritabii”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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