جزائر

See also: جزایر

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.zaː.ʔir/

Noun

جَزَائِر • (jazāʔir) f pl

1. plural of جَزِيرَة (jazīra)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

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

جزائر • (Cezâyir)

1. Algiers (the capital of Algeria)

Synonyms

• جزائر غرب (Cezâyir-i Garb)

Derived terms

• جزائر غرب

 

Descendants

• Turkish: Cezayir

References

• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Cezâyir”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 155