No. 1,992 in Turkish
sabır
Patience.
In a sentence
Sabır, zorlu zamanlarda en güçlü silahtır.
Patience is the strongest weapon in tough times.
Sabır is used as a general concept, referring to the quality of patience.
Ona sabırla yaklaşmalı ve olan biteni anlatmalısın.
You should approach him with patience and explain what happened.
Sabırla is used in its adverbial form, specifying the manner of the action.
Daha hızlı sonuç alamadığımız için sabrını kaybetti.
He lost his patience because we couldn't achieve faster results.
Sabrını refers to the specific possession of patience in this context.
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