جزائر
See also: جزایر
Arabic
editPronunciation
editNoun
editجَزَائِر • (jazāʔir) f pl
Ottoman Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editجزائر • (Cezâyir)
Synonyms
edit- جزائر غرب (Cezâyir-i Garb)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Turkish: Cezayir