See also: hic, hić, and ніс

Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هیچ (hiç).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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hiç

  1. nothing
    Synonym: asgjë
    hiç farenothing at all

Derived terms

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Noun

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hiç m (uncountable)

  1. complete emptiness, void, lack
    Synonyms: zbrazëti, mungesë
  2. worthlessness, insignificance, unimportance

Adverb

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hiç (colloquial)

  1. (in negative sentences) not at all
    Synonyms: aspak, fare
  2. never
    Synonyms: asnjëherë, askurrë

Adjective

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hiç (feminine hiçe)

  1. empty
    Synonyms: bosh, zbrazët

References

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  • “hiç”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[3] (in Albanian), 1980, page 675f.
  • Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “hiç”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 201
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “hiç”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 159a
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “hitš”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 153

Adverb

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hiç

  1. Latin spelling of ჰიჩ (hiç)

Turkish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhit͡ʃ/
  • Hyphenation: hiç

Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish هیچ (hiç),[1][2] from Classical Persian هیچ (hēč)[3]

Pronoun

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hiç

  1. Used to emphasize the verb in negative sentences; not at all, not in the least, no, any.
    Zavallı yaşlı kadın ne yapacağını hiç bilmiyordu.The poor old woman did not in the least know what to do.
    Bakıyorum gidişimi kutlamakta hiç zaman kaybetmemişsin.I see you didn't waste any time celebrating my departure.
    Havalimanını aradığımızda öğrendik ki uçağa hiç binmemiş.When we called the airport we found out that she didn't board the plane at all.
  2. Used to indicate an indefinite time period, mainly in sentences regarding life experiences; ever, never.
    Hiç Türkiye'de bulundunuz mu?Have you ever been to Turkey?
    Bu kadar yavaş giden birini hiç görmemiştim.I have never seen anyone move that slow.

Interjection

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Hiç

  1. Used at the beginning of an ambiguous answer to question; nothing.
    A: O kurabiye kutusuyla ne yapıyordun?A: What were you doing with that cookie box?
    B: Hiç.B: Nothing.

Noun

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hiç (definite accusative hiçi, plural hiçler)

  1. (figuratively, derogatory) A worthless, insignificant thing or a person.
Declension
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Inflection
Nominative hiç
Definite accusative hiçi
Singular Plural
Nominative hiç hiçler
Definite accusative hiçi hiçleri
Dative hiçe hiçlere
Locative hiçte hiçlerde
Ablative hiçten hiçlerden
Genitive hiçin hiçlerin
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular hiçim hiçlerim
2nd singular hiçsin hiçlersin
3rd singular hiç
hiçtir
hiçler
hiçlerdir
1st plural hiçiz hiçleriz
2nd plural hiçsiniz hiçlersiniz
3rd plural hiçler hiçlerdir

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Armenian խիճ (xič).[4]

Noun

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hiç

  1. (dialectal, Elazığ) pebble

References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “هیچ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2175
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “هیچ”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1331
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hiç”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  4. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խիճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Further reading

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  • hiç”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
  • Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “hiç¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1960
  • hiç”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982

Turkmen

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian هیچ (hēč).

Determiner

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hiç

  1. no, not any

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • hiç” in Enedilim.com
  • hiç” in Webonary.org