mütebasbıs

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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish متبصبص (mütebasbıs), from Arabic مُتَبَصْبِص (mutabaṣbiṣ), active participle of تَبَصْبَصَ (tabaṣbaṣa, to flatter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /my.te.basˈbɯs/
  • Hyphenation: mü‧te‧bas‧bıs

Adjective

mütebasbıs (archaic)

  1. sycophantic, flattering
    Synonym: dalkavuk

Declension

Further reading

  • mütebasbıs”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu