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

Declension of galebe

	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