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