zavallı

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic زَوَال (zawāl).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: za‧val‧lı

Noun

zavallı

  1. poor thing, poor devil

Declension

Declension of zavallı
singular plural
nominative zavallı zavallılar
genitive zavallınıñ zavallılarnıñ
dative zavallığa zavallılarğa
accusative zavallını zavallılarnı
locative zavallıda zavallılarda
ablative zavallıdan zavallılardan

Adjective

zavallı

  1. poor, miserable
  2. unfortunate

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish زواللو, زواللی (zevallı, zavallı), from Arabic زَوَال (zawāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzɑ.vɑɫ.ɫɯ]
  • Hyphenation: za‧val‧lı

Adjective

zavallı

  1. poor, miserable, piteous
  2. unfortunate
  3. loser, pathetic

Descendants

  • Ladino: zavalí

References

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