neyzen

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نیزن (neyzen, “a flutist”), from Ottoman Turkish نی (ney) or نای (nay, “a reed-flute, a pipe”), from Persian نی (ney) or نای (nây), morphologically ney +‎ -zen. Cognates with Azerbaijani neyzən.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nejˈzen/
• Hyphenation: ney‧zen

Noun

neyzen (definite accusative neyzeni, plural neyzenlar)

1. A person who plays the ney instrument.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	neyzen
Definite accusative	neyzeni
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	neyzen	neyzenler
Definite accusative	neyzeni	neyzenleri
Dative	neyzene	neyzenlere
Locative	neyzende	neyzenlerde
Ablative	neyzenden	neyzenlerden
Genitive	neyzenin	neyzenlerin
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular neyzenim neyzenlerim 2nd singular neyzensin neyzenlersin 3rd singular neyzen neyzendir neyzenler neyzenlerdir 1st plural neyzeniz neyzenleriz 2nd plural neyzensiniz neyzenlersiniz 3rd plural neyzenler neyzenlerdir

Derived terms

• neyzen bakışlı

 

Related terms

• flüt
• kaval
• mey
• sipsi
• tulum
• zurna

 

Further reading

• “neyzen”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “neyzen”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3538