See also: zənci

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish زنجی (zenci), from Arabic زَنْجِيّ (zanjiyy), from Classical Persian زنگی (zangī).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zenˈdʒi/
  • Hyphenation: zen‧ci
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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zenci (definite accusative zenciyi, plural zenciler)

  1. black person of African descent, Negro
    Synonyms: siyahi, Arap

Usage notes

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  • This word is slightly derogatory, but does not have the same level of offensiveness as its English equivalents.

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative zenci
Definite accusative zenciyi
Singular Plural
Nominative zenci zenciler
Definite accusative zenciyi zencileri
Dative zenciye zencilere
Locative zencide zencilerde
Ablative zenciden zencilerden
Genitive zencinin zencilerin
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular zenciyim zencilerim
2nd singular zencisin zencilersin
3rd singular zenci
zencidir
zenciler
zencilerdir
1st plural zenciyiz zencileriz
2nd plural zencisiniz zencilersiniz
3rd plural zenciler zencilerdir

References

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  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “zenci”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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