Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic جَزَاء (jazāʔ, punishment).

Noun edit

جزا (ceza)

  1. recompense, reward, return, an equivalent returned for anything given or done
    Synonyms: بدل (bedel), مكافات (mukafat)
  2. punishment, castigation, a penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime
    Synonyms: عقوبت (ʿukubet), مجازات (mucazat)
  3. (logic, grammar) apodosis, the consequential clause in a conditional sentence

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: ceza
  • Armenian: ճէզա (čēza), ջա̈զա̈ (ǰäzä)

Further reading edit

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic جَزَاء (jazāʔ).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? jazā
Dari reading? jazā
Iranian reading? jazâ
Tajik reading? jazo

Noun edit

Dari جزا
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷазо

جزا (jazâ)

  1. punishment