English
Mukhabarat
Mukhabarat comes from Arabic مُخَابَرَات.
- Arabicc. 500–presentمُخَابَرَاتmuḵābarāt
- Englishearliest quotation 2010Mukhabarat
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentمُخَابَرَاتmuḵābarāt
- Englishearliest quotation 2010Mukhabarat
Earliest quotation: 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22: “He was sallow, morose-looking, and wearing dark glasses indoors:…”
Every English word from Arabic مُخَابَرَات
Today it means
noun The secret police or intelligence forces in certain Arabic-speaking countries.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic مُخَابَرَات / Mukhabarat