zenci
See also: zənci
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish زنجی (zenci), from Arabic زَنْجِيّ (zanjiyy), from Classical Persian زنگی (zangī).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zenˈdʒi/
- Hyphenation: zen‧ci
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Noun
zenci (definite accusative zenciyi, plural zenciler)
Usage notes
- This word does not carry any derogatory connotation whatsoever.
Declension
| Inflection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | zenci | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite accusative | zenciyi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | zenci | zenciler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite accusative | zenciyi | zencileri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dative | zenciye | zencilere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | zencide | zencilerde | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ablative | zenciden | zencilerden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | zencinin | zencilerin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “zenci”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
- “zenci”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “zenci”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
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