Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مخبر (muḫbir),[1][2][3] from Arabic مُخْبِر (muḵbir).[4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muhˈbiɾ/
- Hyphenation: muh‧bir
Noun
muhbir (definite accusative muhbiri, plural muhbirler)
- (dated) Someone who brings news.
- Someone who reports a problem or violation to the authorities; informant, whistle-blower.
- Someone who leaks confidential information in a company to its rivals; informant, telltale, rat.
- (slang) Someone who relays information of misconduct to hurt others, especially out of spite; blabbermouth, snitch.
Declension
Declension of muhbir
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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muhbir
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muhbirler
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| definite accusative
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muhbiri
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muhbirleri
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| dative
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muhbire
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muhbirlere
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| locative
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muhbirde
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muhbirlerde
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| ablative
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muhbirden
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muhbirlerden
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| genitive
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muhbirin
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muhbirlerin
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Possessive forms
| nominative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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muhbirim
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muhbirlerim
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| 2nd singular
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muhbirin
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muhbirlerin
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| 3rd singular
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muhbiri
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muhbirleri
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| 1st plural
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muhbirimiz
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muhbirlerimiz
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| 2nd plural
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muhbiriniz
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muhbirleriniz
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| 3rd plural
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muhbirleri
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muhbirleri
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| definite accusative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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muhbirimi
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muhbirlerimi
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| 2nd singular
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muhbirini
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muhbirlerini
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| 3rd singular
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muhbirini
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muhbirlerini
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| 1st plural
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muhbirimizi
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muhbirlerimizi
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| 2nd plural
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muhbirinizi
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muhbirlerinizi
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| 3rd plural
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muhbirlerini
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muhbirlerini
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| dative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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muhbirime
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muhbirlerime
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| 2nd singular
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muhbirine
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muhbirlerine
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| 3rd singular
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muhbirine
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muhbirlerine
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| 1st plural
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muhbirimize
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muhbirlerimize
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| 2nd plural
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muhbirinize
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muhbirlerinize
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| 3rd plural
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muhbirlerine
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muhbirlerine
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| locative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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muhbirimde
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muhbirlerimde
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| 2nd singular
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muhbirinde
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muhbirlerinde
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| 3rd singular
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muhbirinde
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muhbirlerinde
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| 1st plural
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muhbirimizde
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muhbirlerimizde
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| 2nd plural
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muhbirinizde
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muhbirlerinizde
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| 3rd plural
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muhbirlerinde
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muhbirlerinde
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| ablative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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muhbirimden
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muhbirlerimden
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| 2nd singular
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muhbirinden
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muhbirlerinden
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| 3rd singular
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muhbirinden
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muhbirlerinden
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| 1st plural
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muhbirimizden
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muhbirlerimizden
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| 2nd plural
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muhbirinizden
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muhbirlerinizden
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| 3rd plural
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muhbirlerinden
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muhbirlerinden
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| genitive
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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muhbirimin
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muhbirlerimin
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| 2nd singular
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muhbirinin
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muhbirlerinin
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| 3rd singular
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muhbirinin
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muhbirlerinin
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| 1st plural
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muhbirimizin
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muhbirlerimizin
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| 2nd plural
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muhbirinizin
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muhbirlerinizin
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| 3rd plural
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muhbirlerinin
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muhbirlerinin
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Predicative forms
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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muhbirim
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muhbirlerim
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| 2nd singular
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muhbirsin
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muhbirlersin
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| 3rd singular
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muhbir
muhbirdir
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muhbirler
muhbirlerdir
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| 1st plural
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muhbiriz
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muhbirleriz
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| 2nd plural
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muhbirsiniz
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muhbirlersiniz
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| 3rd plural
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muhbirler
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muhbirlerdir
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References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مخبر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1772
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مخبر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1134
- ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “مخبر”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1307
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “muhbir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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