muhabbet

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish محبت‎ (muhabbet), from Classical Persian محبت‎ (muhaḇḇat), from Arabic مَحَبَّة‎ (maḥabba, “love”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mʊ.habˈbet/, /mʊ.abˈbet/
  • Hyphenation: mu‧hab‧bet
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Noun

muhabbet (definite accusative muhabbeti, plural muhabbetler)

  1. chat, friendly conversation
    Synonyms: sohbet, söyleşi
  2. (somewhat dated) love
    Synonyms: aşk, sevgi, sevi

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • muhabbet beslemek
  • muhabbet çiçeği
  • muhabbet etmek
  • muhabbet kuşu
  • muhabbet tellalı
  • muhabbetname

Further reading
  • muhabbet in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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