زنجي
See also: زنجی
Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Persian زنگی (zangi, “dark-skinned”), from Middle Persian zngyk' (zangīg, “Negro”).
Noun
[edit]زَنْجِيّ or زِنْجِيّ • (zanjiyy or zinjiyy) m (plural زُنُوج (zunūj), feminine زَنْجِيَّة (zanjiyya) or زِنْجِيَّة (zinjiyya))
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun زَنْجِيّ (zanjiyy); زِنْجِيّ (zinjiyy)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | زَنْجِي; زِنْجِي zanjī; zinjī |
الزَّنْجِي; الزِّنْجِي az-zanjī; az-zinjī |
زَنْجِي; زِنْجِي zanjī; zinjī |
زَنْجِيَّة; زِنْجِيَّة zanjiyya; zinjiyya |
الزَّنْجِيَّة; الزِّنْجِيَّة az-zanjiyya; az-zinjiyya |
زَنْجِيَّة; زِنْجِيَّة zanjiyyat; zinjiyyat |
| Nominative | زَنْجِيٌّ; زِنْجِيٌّ zanjiyyun; zinjiyyun |
الزَّنْجِيُّ; الزِّنْجِيُّ az-zanjiyyu; az-zinjiyyu |
زَنْجِيُّ; زِنْجِيُّ zanjiyyu; zinjiyyu |
زَنْجِيَّةٌ; زِنْجِيَّةٌ zanjiyyatun; zinjiyyatun |
الزَّنْجِيَّةُ; الزِّنْجِيَّةُ az-zanjiyyatu; az-zinjiyyatu |
زَنْجِيَّةُ; زِنْجِيَّةُ zanjiyyatu; zinjiyyatu |
| Accusative | زَنْجِيًّا; زِنْجِيًّا zanjiyyan; zinjiyyan |
الزَّنْجِيَّ; الزِّنْجِيَّ az-zanjiyya; az-zinjiyya |
زَنْجِيَّ; زِنْجِيَّ zanjiyya; zinjiyya |
زَنْجِيَّةً; زِنْجِيَّةً zanjiyyatan; zinjiyyatan |
الزَّنْجِيَّةَ; الزِّنْجِيَّةَ az-zanjiyyata; az-zinjiyyata |
زَنْجِيَّةَ; زِنْجِيَّةَ zanjiyyata; zinjiyyata |
| Genitive | زَنْجِيٍّ; زِنْجِيٍّ zanjiyyin; zinjiyyin |
الزَّنْجِيِّ; الزِّنْجِيِّ az-zanjiyyi; az-zinjiyyi |
زَنْجِيِّ; زِنْجِيِّ zanjiyyi; zinjiyyi |
زَنْجِيَّةٍ; زِنْجِيَّةٍ zanjiyyatin; zinjiyyatin |
الزَّنْجِيَّةِ; الزِّنْجِيَّةِ az-zanjiyyati; az-zinjiyyati |
زَنْجِيَّةِ; زِنْجِيَّةِ zanjiyyati; zinjiyyati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | زَنْجِيَّيْن; زِنْجِيَّيْن zanjiyyayn; zinjiyyayn |
الزَّنْجِيَّيْن; الزِّنْجِيَّيْن az-zanjiyyayn; az-zinjiyyayn |
زَنْجِيَّيْ; زِنْجِيَّيْ zanjiyyay; zinjiyyay |
زَنْجِيَّتَيْن; زِنْجِيَّتَيْن zanjiyyatayn; zinjiyyatayn |
الزَّنْجِيَّتَيْن; الزِّنْجِيَّتَيْن az-zanjiyyatayn; az-zinjiyyatayn |
زَنْجِيَّتَيْ; زِنْجِيَّتَيْ zanjiyyatay; zinjiyyatay |
| Nominative | زَنْجِيَّانِ; زِنْجِيَّانِ zanjiyyāni; zinjiyyāni |
الزَّنْجِيَّانِ; الزِّنْجِيَّانِ az-zanjiyyāni; az-zinjiyyāni |
زَنْجِيَّا; زِنْجِيَّا zanjiyyā; zinjiyyā |
زَنْجِيَّتَانِ; زِنْجِيَّتَانِ zanjiyyatāni; zinjiyyatāni |
الزَّنْجِيَّتَانِ; الزِّنْجِيَّتَانِ az-zanjiyyatāni; az-zinjiyyatāni |
زَنْجِيَّتَا; زِنْجِيَّتَا zanjiyyatā; zinjiyyatā |
| Accusative | زَنْجِيَّيْنِ; زِنْجِيَّيْنِ zanjiyyayni; zinjiyyayni |
الزَّنْجِيَّيْنِ; الزِّنْجِيَّيْنِ az-zanjiyyayni; az-zinjiyyayni |
زَنْجِيَّيْ; زِنْجِيَّيْ zanjiyyay; zinjiyyay |
زَنْجِيَّتَيْنِ; زِنْجِيَّتَيْنِ zanjiyyatayni; zinjiyyatayni |
الزَّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ; الزِّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ az-zanjiyyatayni; az-zinjiyyatayni |
زَنْجِيَّتَيْ; زِنْجِيَّتَيْ zanjiyyatay; zinjiyyatay |
| Genitive | زَنْجِيَّيْنِ; زِنْجِيَّيْنِ zanjiyyayni; zinjiyyayni |
الزَّنْجِيَّيْنِ; الزِّنْجِيَّيْنِ az-zanjiyyayni; az-zinjiyyayni |
زَنْجِيَّيْ; زِنْجِيَّيْ zanjiyyay; zinjiyyay |
زَنْجِيَّتَيْنِ; زِنْجِيَّتَيْنِ zanjiyyatayni; zinjiyyatayni |
الزَّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ; الزِّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ az-zanjiyyatayni; az-zinjiyyatayni |
زَنْجِيَّتَيْ; زِنْجِيَّتَيْ zanjiyyatay; zinjiyyatay |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| basic broken plural triptote | sound feminine plural | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | زُنُوج zunūj |
الزُّنُوج az-zunūj |
زُنُوج zunūj |
زَنْجِيَّات; زِنْجِيَّات zanjiyyāt; zinjiyyāt |
الزَّنْجِيَّات; الزِّنْجِيَّات az-zanjiyyāt; az-zinjiyyāt |
زَنْجِيَّات; زِنْجِيَّات zanjiyyāt; zinjiyyāt |
| Nominative | زُنُوجٌ zunūjun |
الزُّنُوجُ az-zunūju |
زُنُوجُ zunūju |
زَنْجِيَّاتٌ; زِنْجِيَّاتٌ zanjiyyātun; zinjiyyātun |
الزَّنْجِيَّاتُ; الزِّنْجِيَّاتُ az-zanjiyyātu; az-zinjiyyātu |
زَنْجِيَّاتُ; زِنْجِيَّاتُ zanjiyyātu; zinjiyyātu |
| Accusative | زُنُوجًا zunūjan |
الزُّنُوجَ az-zunūja |
زُنُوجَ zunūja |
زَنْجِيَّاتٍ; زِنْجِيَّاتٍ zanjiyyātin; zinjiyyātin |
الزَّنْجِيَّاتِ; الزِّنْجِيَّاتِ az-zanjiyyāti; az-zinjiyyāti |
زَنْجِيَّاتِ; زِنْجِيَّاتِ zanjiyyāti; zinjiyyāti |
| Genitive | زُنُوجٍ zunūjin |
الزُّنُوجِ az-zunūji |
زُنُوجِ zunūji |
زَنْجِيَّاتٍ; زِنْجِيَّاتٍ zanjiyyātin; zinjiyyātin |
الزَّنْجِيَّاتِ; الزِّنْجِيَّاتِ az-zanjiyyāti; az-zinjiyyāti |
زَنْجِيَّاتِ; زِنْجِيَّاتِ zanjiyyāti; zinjiyyāti |
Synonyms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]زَنْجِيّ or زِنْجِيّ • (zanjiyy or zinjiyy) (feminine زَنْجِيَّة (zanjiyya) or زِنْجِيَّة (zinjiyya), masculine plural زُنُوج (zunūj), feminine plural زَنْجِيَّات (zanjiyyāt) or زِنْجِيَّات (zinjiyyāt))
Declension
[edit]Declension of adjective زَنْجِيّ (zanjiyy); زِنْجِيّ (zinjiyy)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | زَنْجِي; زِنْجِي zanjī; zinjī |
الزَّنْجِي; الزِّنْجِي az-zanjī; az-zinjī |
زَنْجِيَّة; زِنْجِيَّة zanjiyya; zinjiyya |
الزَّنْجِيَّة; الزِّنْجِيَّة az-zanjiyya; az-zinjiyya |
| Nominative | زَنْجِيٌّ; زِنْجِيٌّ zanjiyyun; zinjiyyun |
الزَّنْجِيُّ; الزِّنْجِيُّ az-zanjiyyu; az-zinjiyyu |
زَنْجِيَّةٌ; زِنْجِيَّةٌ zanjiyyatun; zinjiyyatun |
الزَّنْجِيَّةُ; الزِّنْجِيَّةُ az-zanjiyyatu; az-zinjiyyatu |
| Accusative | زَنْجِيًّا; زِنْجِيًّا zanjiyyan; zinjiyyan |
الزَّنْجِيَّ; الزِّنْجِيَّ az-zanjiyya; az-zinjiyya |
زَنْجِيَّةً; زِنْجِيَّةً zanjiyyatan; zinjiyyatan |
الزَّنْجِيَّةَ; الزِّنْجِيَّةَ az-zanjiyyata; az-zinjiyyata |
| Genitive | زَنْجِيٍّ; زِنْجِيٍّ zanjiyyin; zinjiyyin |
الزَّنْجِيِّ; الزِّنْجِيِّ az-zanjiyyi; az-zinjiyyi |
زَنْجِيَّةٍ; زِنْجِيَّةٍ zanjiyyatin; zinjiyyatin |
الزَّنْجِيَّةِ; الزِّنْجِيَّةِ az-zanjiyyati; az-zinjiyyati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | زَنْجِيَّيْن; زِنْجِيَّيْن zanjiyyayn; zinjiyyayn |
الزَّنْجِيَّيْن; الزِّنْجِيَّيْن az-zanjiyyayn; az-zinjiyyayn |
زَنْجِيَّتَيْن; زِنْجِيَّتَيْن zanjiyyatayn; zinjiyyatayn |
الزَّنْجِيَّتَيْن; الزِّنْجِيَّتَيْن az-zanjiyyatayn; az-zinjiyyatayn |
| Nominative | زَنْجِيَّانِ; زِنْجِيَّانِ zanjiyyāni; zinjiyyāni |
الزَّنْجِيَّانِ; الزِّنْجِيَّانِ az-zanjiyyāni; az-zinjiyyāni |
زَنْجِيَّتَانِ; زِنْجِيَّتَانِ zanjiyyatāni; zinjiyyatāni |
الزَّنْجِيَّتَانِ; الزِّنْجِيَّتَانِ az-zanjiyyatāni; az-zinjiyyatāni |
| Accusative | زَنْجِيَّيْنِ; زِنْجِيَّيْنِ zanjiyyayni; zinjiyyayni |
الزَّنْجِيَّيْنِ; الزِّنْجِيَّيْنِ az-zanjiyyayni; az-zinjiyyayni |
زَنْجِيَّتَيْنِ; زِنْجِيَّتَيْنِ zanjiyyatayni; zinjiyyatayni |
الزَّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ; الزِّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ az-zanjiyyatayni; az-zinjiyyatayni |
| Genitive | زَنْجِيَّيْنِ; زِنْجِيَّيْنِ zanjiyyayni; zinjiyyayni |
الزَّنْجِيَّيْنِ; الزِّنْجِيَّيْنِ az-zanjiyyayni; az-zinjiyyayni |
زَنْجِيَّتَيْنِ; زِنْجِيَّتَيْنِ zanjiyyatayni; zinjiyyatayni |
الزَّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ; الزِّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ az-zanjiyyatayni; az-zinjiyyatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural triptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | زُنُوج zunūj |
الزُّنُوج az-zunūj |
زَنْجِيَّات; زِنْجِيَّات zanjiyyāt; zinjiyyāt |
الزَّنْجِيَّات; الزِّنْجِيَّات az-zanjiyyāt; az-zinjiyyāt |
| Nominative | زُنُوجٌ zunūjun |
الزُّنُوجُ az-zunūju |
زَنْجِيَّاتٌ; زِنْجِيَّاتٌ zanjiyyātun; zinjiyyātun |
الزَّنْجِيَّاتُ; الزِّنْجِيَّاتُ az-zanjiyyātu; az-zinjiyyātu |
| Accusative | زُنُوجًا zunūjan |
الزُّنُوجَ az-zunūja |
زَنْجِيَّاتٍ; زِنْجِيَّاتٍ zanjiyyātin; zinjiyyātin |
الزَّنْجِيَّاتِ; الزِّنْجِيَّاتِ az-zanjiyyāti; az-zinjiyyāti |
| Genitive | زُنُوجٍ zunūjin |
الزُّنُوجِ az-zunūji |
زَنْجِيَّاتٍ; زِنْجِيَّاتٍ zanjiyyātin; zinjiyyātin |
الزَّنْجِيَّاتِ; الزِّنْجِيَّاتِ az-zanjiyyāti; az-zinjiyyāti |
Descendants
[edit]- → Azerbaijani: zənci
- → Chagatai: زنجی
- Uzbek: zanji
- → Ottoman Turkish: زَنجی (zenci)
- Turkish: zenci
- → Persian: زنجی (zanji)
Further reading
[edit]- Wehr, Hans (1979) “زنجي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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