mütekebbir

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish متكبر (mütekebbir), from Arabic مُتَكَبِّر (mutakabbir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /my.te.cebˈbiɾ/
• Hyphenation: mü‧te‧keb‧bir

Adjective

mütekebbir

1. (obsolete) arrogant

   Synonyms: küstah, kibirli, kendini beğenmiş

Derived terms

• mütekebbirlik

Related terms

Turkish terms derived from the Arabic root ك ب ر (0 c, 7 e)

Further reading

• “mütekebbir”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “mütekebbir”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “mütekebbir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük