galebe

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غلبه (ğalebe), from Arabic غَلَبَة (ḡalaba). Doublet of dialectal kalaba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.leˈbe/

Noun

galebe (definite accusative galebeyi, plural galebeler) (archaic)

1. victory

   Synonym: yengi

2. advantage, superiority

   Synonym: üstünlük

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	galebe
Definite accusative	galebeyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	galebe	galebeler
Definite accusative	galebeyi	galebeleri
Dative	galebeye	galebelere
Locative	galebede	galebelerde
Ablative	galebeden	galebelerden
Genitive	galebenin	galebelerin

Derived terms

• galebe çalmak

 

Related terms

• galiba
• galip
• kalabalık
• mağlubiyet
• mağlup
• mütegallibe

 

Further reading

• “galebe”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “galebe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük