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

Inflection
Nominative	muhabbet
Definite accusative	muhabbeti
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	muhabbet	muhabbetler
Definite accusative	muhabbeti	muhabbetleri
Dative	muhabbete	muhabbetlere
Locative	muhabbette	muhabbetlerde
Ablative	muhabbetten	muhabbetlerden
Genitive	muhabbetin	muhabbetlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular muhabbetim muhabbetlerim 2nd singular muhabbetin muhabbetlerin 3rd singular muhabbeti muhabbetleri 1st plural muhabbetimiz muhabbetlerimiz 2nd plural muhabbetiniz muhabbetleriniz 3rd plural muhabbetleri muhabbetleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular muhabbetimi muhabbetlerimi 2nd singular muhabbetini muhabbetlerini 3rd singular muhabbetini muhabbetlerini 1st plural muhabbetimizi muhabbetlerimizi 2nd plural muhabbetinizi muhabbetlerinizi 3rd plural muhabbetlerini muhabbetlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular muhabbetime muhabbetlerime 2nd singular muhabbetine muhabbetlerine 3rd singular muhabbetine muhabbetlerine 1st plural muhabbetimize muhabbetlerimize 2nd plural muhabbetinize muhabbetlerinize 3rd plural muhabbetlerine muhabbetlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular muhabbetimde muhabbetlerimde 2nd singular muhabbetinde muhabbetlerinde 3rd singular muhabbetinde muhabbetlerinde 1st plural muhabbetimizde muhabbetlerimizde 2nd plural muhabbetinizde muhabbetlerinizde 3rd plural muhabbetlerinde muhabbetlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular muhabbetimden muhabbetlerimden 2nd singular muhabbetinden muhabbetlerinden 3rd singular muhabbetinden muhabbetlerinden 1st plural muhabbetimizden muhabbetlerimizden 2nd plural muhabbetinizden muhabbetlerinizden 3rd plural muhabbetlerinden muhabbetlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular muhabbetimin muhabbetlerimin 2nd singular muhabbetinin muhabbetlerinin 3rd singular muhabbetinin muhabbetlerinin 1st plural muhabbetimizin muhabbetlerimizin 2nd plural muhabbetinizin muhabbetlerinizin 3rd plural muhabbetlerinin muhabbetlerinin

Derived terms

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

 

Further reading

• “muhabbet”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu