جزائر
See also: جزایر
Arabic edit
Noun edit
جَزَائِر • (jazāʔir) f pl
Ottoman Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”), plural of جَزِيرَة (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.
Proper noun edit
جزائر • (Cezâyir)
Synonyms edit
- جزائر غرب (Cezâyir-i Garb)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Turkish: Cezayir