Zangi

English

Alternative forms

Zangī
Zanki, Zankī (via Arabic)
Zengi (via Turkish)

Etymology

Quoting Clifford Edmund Bosworth, "the origin of the name Zangī is unclear; an obvious meaning would be 'black African' [from Persian (zangi)], possibly relating to a swarthy complexion, but this would be unusual for a Turk".^[1] Another theory considers the meaning "protector of cattle", compare 19th century Kirg. Zeñ-baba "protector spirit of cows".^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzæŋɡiː/

Proper noun

Zangi

ʿImād ad-Dīn Zangī (d. 541/1146), Turkmen founder of the Zangid dynasty which ruled northern Iraq and Syria between the 12th and 13th centuries.

Derived terms

Zangid

Translations

founder of the Zangid dynasty

Arabic: زَنْكِي m (zankī)
Armenian: Զանգի (Zangi)
Azerbaijani: Zəngi
French: Zangi m
Persian: زنگی (fa) (zangi)
Russian: Зенги́ (ru) (Zengí)
Tajik: Зангӣ (Zangī)
Turkish: Zengi (tr)
Urdu: زنگی m (zangī)
Uzbek: Zangiy

Adjective

Zangi (comparative more Zangi, superlative most Zangi)

Synonym of Zangid

Noun

Zangi (plural Zangis)

Synonym of Zangid

References

^ C. E. Bosworth (2019) New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, page 191
^ Onomasticon Turcicum, (Can we date this quote?), page 833

French

Alternative forms

Zangî

Proper noun

Zangi m

Zangi

Derived terms

zangide

[1] C. E. Bosworth (2019) New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, page 191

[2] Onomasticon Turcicum, (Can we date this quote?), page 833

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