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
- (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