muhabet

Albanian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish محبت (muhabbet), from Classical Persian محبت (muhaḇḇat), from Arabic مَحَبَّة (maḥabba, “love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [muhaˈbɛt]

Noun

muhabet m (plural muhabete, definite muhabeti, definite plural muhabetet)

1. conversation, discussion
2. small talk, talk, table talk
3. confabulation, causerie, chat

Descendants

• → Aromanian: muabeti

References

• Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “muhabet”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 316