gıybet

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غیبت (ġıybet),[1][2][3] from Arabic غِيبَة (ḡība).[4]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡɯjˈbet/
  • Hyphenation: gıy‧bet

Noun[edit]

gıybet (definite accusative gıybeti, plural gıybetler)

  1. gossip, backbiting
    Synonyms: dedikodu, laf, (archaic) kılükal

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative gıybet
Definite accusative gıybeti
Singular Plural
Nominative gıybet gıybetler
Definite accusative gıybeti gıybetleri
Dative gıybete gıybetlere
Locative gıybette gıybetlerde
Ablative gıybetten gıybetlerden
Genitive gıybetin gıybetlerin

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “غیبت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1355
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “غیبت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 979
  3. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “غیبت”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 972
  4. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “gıybet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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