Arabic edit

Root
خ ب ر (ḵ-b-r)

Etymology edit

Verbal noun of اِسْتَخْبَرَ (istaḵbara).

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /is.tix.baːr/

Noun edit

اِسْتِخْبَار (istiḵbārm

  1. verbal noun of اِسْتَخْبَرَ (istaḵbara) (form X)
  2. intelligence
  3. inquiry
  4. investigation

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: istixbar
  • Ottoman Turkish: استخبار (istihbar)
  • Urdu: استخبار