ağabey

Turkish

Alternative forms

• abi

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آغابك (ağâbey). By surface analysis, ağa +‎ bey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːˈbej/, (much more common) /aːˈbi/

• Audio:

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Noun

ağabey (definite accusative ağabeyi, plural ağabeyler)

1. elder brother

Usage notes

While being the officially prescribed version of the word, ağabey is almost never used apart from when trying to follow prescriptive norms.

Declension

Declension of ağabey

singular plural nominative ağabey ağabeyler definite accusative ağabeyi ağabeyleri dative ağabeye ağabeylere locative ağabeyde ağabeylerde ablative ağabeyden ağabeylerden genitive ağabeyin ağabeylerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular ağabeyim ağabeylerim 2nd singular ağabeyin ağabeylerin 3rd singular ağabeyi ağabeyleri 1st plural ağabeyimiz ağabeylerimiz 2nd plural ağabeyiniz ağabeyleriniz 3rd plural ağabeyleri ağabeyleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular ağabeyimi ağabeylerimi 2nd singular ağabeyini ağabeylerini 3rd singular ağabeyini ağabeylerini 1st plural ağabeyimizi ağabeylerimizi 2nd plural ağabeyinizi ağabeylerinizi 3rd plural ağabeylerini ağabeylerini dative singular plural 1st singular ağabeyime ağabeylerime 2nd singular ağabeyine ağabeylerine 3rd singular ağabeyine ağabeylerine 1st plural ağabeyimize ağabeylerimize 2nd plural ağabeyinize ağabeylerinize 3rd plural ağabeylerine ağabeylerine locative singular plural 1st singular ağabeyimde ağabeylerimde 2nd singular ağabeyinde ağabeylerinde 3rd singular ağabeyinde ağabeylerinde 1st plural ağabeyimizde ağabeylerimizde 2nd plural ağabeyinizde ağabeylerinizde 3rd plural ağabeylerinde ağabeylerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular ağabeyimden ağabeylerimden 2nd singular ağabeyinden ağabeylerinden 3rd singular ağabeyinden ağabeylerinden 1st plural ağabeyimizden ağabeylerimizden 2nd plural ağabeyinizden ağabeylerinizden 3rd plural ağabeylerinden ağabeylerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular ağabeyimin ağabeylerimin 2nd singular ağabeyinin ağabeylerinin 3rd singular ağabeyinin ağabeylerinin 1st plural ağabeyimizin ağabeylerimizin 2nd plural ağabeyinizin ağabeylerinizin 3rd plural ağabeylerinin ağabeylerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular ağabeyim ağabeylerim 2nd singular ağabeysin ağabeylersin 3rd singular ağabey ağabeydir ağabeyler ağabeylerdir 1st plural ağabeyiz ağabeyleriz 2nd plural ağabeysiniz ağabeylersiniz 3rd plural ağabeyler ağabeylerdir

Coordinate terms

Turkish family terms

aile (“family”)		Male	Female	Neutral
parent		baba (“father”)	anne (“mother”)	ebeveyn (“parents”)
grandparent		büyükbaba, dede (“grandfather”)	büyükanne, nine (“grandmother”)	büyükebeveyn (“grandparents”)
sibling	general	erkek kardeş (“brother”)	kız kardeş (“sister”)	kardeş (“sibling”)
	elder	ağabey (“elder brother”)	abla (“elder sister”)	–
cousin		erkek kuzen (“male cousin”)	kız kuzen (“female cousin”)	kuzen (“cousin”)
child		oğul (“son”)	kız (“daughter”)	evlat (“offspring”)
grandchild		erkek torun (“grandson”)	kız torun (“granddaughter”)	torun (“grandchild”)
parent's sibling	paternal	amca (“paternal uncle”)	hala (“paternal aunt”)	–
	maternal	dayı (“maternal uncle”)	teyze (“maternal aunt”)	–
sibling's child		erkek yeğen (“nephew”)	kız yeğen (“niece”)	yeğen (“nephew/niece”)
spouse		koca (“husband”)	karı (“wife”)	eş (“spouse”)
spouse's parent		kayınpeder (“father-in-law”)	kayınvalide (“mother-in-law”)	–
child's spouse		damat (“son-in-law”)	gelin (“daughter-in-law”)	–
child's spouse's parent		erkek dünür (“co-father-in-law”)	kadın dünür (“co-mother-in-law”)	dünür (“co-parent-in-law”)
sibling's spouse		enişte (“brother-in-law (sibling's husband)”)	yenge (“sister-in-law (sibling's wife)”)	–
spouse's sibling	marital	elti (“marital brother-in-law”)	görümce (“marital sister-in-law”)	–
	uxorial	kayınço (“uxorial brother-in-law”)	baldız (“uxorial sister-in-law”)	–
wife's sibling's spouse		bacanak (“brother-in-law (wife's sister's husband)”)	–	–

See also

• birader
• erkek kardeş