Turba is a word used in Latin and Arabic languages. Its Latin meaning is uproar or
crowd.
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Latin word and derivatives
means in
Latin either uproar and
disturbance
Disturbance and its variants may refer to:
Math and science
* Disturbance (ecology), a temporary change in average environmental conditions that causes a pronounced change in an ecosystem
* Disturbance (geology), linear zone of faults and folds ...
, or
crowd.
Relating to the meaning of "crowd", it may refer more specifically to any text in the biblical
Passion of
Jesus which is spoken by any group of people, including the
disciples
A disciple is a follower and student of a mentor, teacher, or other figure. It can refer to:
Religion
* Disciple (Christianity), a student of Jesus Christ
* Twelve Apostles of Jesus, sometimes called the Twelve Disciples
* Seventy disciples in ...
, the Jews, or the soldiers. In musical settings it has been broadened to refer to any direct address in the Passion, except the words of Jesus.
The term was further used during the
Sandinista regime of Nicaragua in the late 1970s and 1980s, referring to crowds of boisterous, sometimes violent supporters.
Arabic word and derivatives
In
Arabic turba has two meanings. One is that of a tomb, plot in a cemetery, or
mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be consid ...
. It has been adopted with a similar meaning into
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
as
Türbe.
The second, related meaning, is that of earth, dirt, soil, ground. Shi'as may put their foreheads on a piece of clay ("dust") during prayers, which they call "turba", also written "
turbah".
See also
*
Turbah
*
Türbe
*
Disturbance (disambiguation)
Disturbance and its variants may refer to:
Math and science
* Disturbance (ecology), a temporary change in average environmental conditions that causes a pronounced change in an ecosystem
* Disturbance (geology), linear zone of faults and folds ...
*
Turbulence (disambiguation)
Turbulence is a phenomenon involving the irregular motion of air and fluids, studied in fluid dynamics.
Turbulence may also refer to: Physics and technology
*Clear-air turbulence, a high-altitude aviation hazard
*Wake turbulence, forms behind an ...
References
External links
*
Kurt von Fischer. "Turba", ''
Grove Music Online
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grovemusic.com{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516041031/http://www.grovemusic.com/ , date=2008-05-16 (subscription access).
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