bihaber

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بی‌خبر (bi-xabar). Equivalent to bi- +‎ haber.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bi‧ha‧ber

Adjective

bihaber

1. ignorant
2. uninformed

References

• “bihaber”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بی خبر (bî-hâber), from Persian بی‌خبر (bi-xabar). Equivalent to bi- +‎ haber (“news, information”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (standard) /biːhɑˈbæɾ/, [biː.hɑˈbæɾ̞̊]
• IPA^(key): (colloquial) /bihɑˈbæɾ/, [bi.hɑˈbæɾ̞̊]
• Rhymes: -æɾ
• Hyphenation: bi‧ha‧ber

Adjective

bihaber

1. (dated) clueless, without knowledge [with ablative]

   Synonyms: habersiz, cahil

   Kendisi ne olacağından bihaber

   He is clueless of what will happen

Adverb

bihaber

1. cluelessly, without knowing [with ablative]

   Fırtınanın geleceğinden bihaber dışarı çıkmışlar

   They went outside without knowing that the storm was approaching