zevce

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زوجه (zevce), from Arabic زَوْجَة (zawja). Compare Azerbaijani zövcə.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zevˈdʒe/
• Hyphenation: zev‧ce

Noun

zevce (definite accusative zevceyi, plural zevceler) (archaic)

1. wife

   Synonym: karı

   • 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	zevce
Definite accusative	zevceyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zevce	zevceler
Definite accusative	zevceyi	zevceleri
Dative	zevceye	zevcelere
Locative	zevcede	zevcelerde
Ablative	zevceden	zevcelerden
Genitive	zevcenin	zevcelerin

Derived terms

• zevcelik

 

Related terms

• izdivaç
• tezevvüç
• zevç

 

Further reading

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