hitaben

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خطابا (hitaben), from Arabic خِطَابًا (ḵiṭāban), adverbial accusative of خِطَاب (ḵiṭāb, “speech”). By surface analysis, hitap (“speech”) +‎ -en. Compare Azerbaijani xitabən and Uzbek xitoban.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hi‧ta‧ben

Adverb

hitaben

1. addressing