No. 1,406 in Turkish
özür
"Özür" means "apology" or "excuse" in English.
In a sentence
Özür dilerim, geç kaldım.
I'm sorry, I'm late.
Here, 'özür' is used in the phrase 'özür dilerim', which is a standard way to express an apology in Turkish.
Ona özür borçlusun çünkü ona yanlış yaptın.
You owe him an apology because you wronged him.
In this sentence, 'özür' is used as a noun meaning 'apology'.
Onun doğuştan gelen bir özrü var.
He has a congenital defect.
Here, 'özür' is used in the sense of a 'physical or mental deficiency'.
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