zevç

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زوج (zevc), from Arabic زَوْج (zawj). . Compare Azerbaijani zövc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zevtʃ/

Noun

zevç (definite accusative zevci, plural zevçler) (archaic)

1. husband

   Synonym: koca

   • 2006, Nâzım Hikmet, Çeviri hikâyeler, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, page 34:

     Ve zevç ile zevce meçhul genci beklediler.

     And husband and wife waited for the unknown youth.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	zevç
Definite accusative	zevci
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zevç	zevçler
Definite accusative	zevci	zevçleri
Dative	zevce	zevçlere
Locative	zevçte	zevçlerde
Ablative	zevçten	zevçlerden
Genitive	zevcin	zevçlerin

Related terms

• izdivaç
• tezevvüç
• zevce

 

Further reading

• “zevç”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “zevç”, in Nişanyan Sözlük