گنج

See also: كنج

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• كنج

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kenče.

Adjective

گنج • (genc)

1. young

   Synonym: جوان

Descendants

• Gagauz: genç
• Turkish: genç
• → Crimean Tatar: genç
• → Middle Armenian: կէնճ (kēnč)
  • Armenian: կենճ (kenč), գ^յա̈նջ (g^yänǰ); կանճ (kanč); կէնճ (kēnč)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “genç”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كنج”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1575b

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠ganǰ⁠/, “treasure”), from Old Persian [Term?] (/⁠ganza⁠/, “treasure”), probably from Old Median *ganǰam (“treasure”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡand͡ʒ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡänd͡ʒ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡänd͡ʒ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡänd͡ʒ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡänd͡ʒ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲænd͡ʒ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡänd͡ʒ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ganj
Dari reading?	ganj
Iranian reading?	ganj
Tajik reading?	ganj

Noun

گنج • (ganj) (plural گنج‌ها (ganj-hâ))

1. treasure
2. store
3. granary

Derived terms

• گنجه (ganje)
• گنجینه (ganjine)
• گنجور (ganjur)
• گنج‌نامه (ganj-nâme)
• گنج‌یاب (gan-yâb)
• گنج‌بان (ganj-bân)
• گنجینه‌دار (ganjine-dâr)
• پنج گنج (panj-ganj)

Related terms

• گنزک (ganzak)
• غزنی (ğazni)