balapervaz

== Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish بالاپرواز (balapervaz), from Persian [Term?]. Equivalent to balâ +‎ pervaz. === Adjective === balapervaz (obsolete) (literally) high flying pretentious; arrogant; haughty Synonym: palavracı ambitious === References === Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “bala⁵”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 447 Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “bâlâ-pervâz”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 85 Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 127