Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic صِنْف (ṣinf, kind, sort; class).

Cognate with Tatar сыйныф (sıynıf), Uzbek sinf, Turkish sınıf (political class; grade in school).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [sʲi̠.ˈnɯ̞f]
  • Hyphenation: си‧ныф

Noun edit

синыф (sinıf)

  1. (sociology, politics) class
    Хаким синыф.
    Xakim sinıf.
    The ruling class.
    Урта синыф.
    Urta sinıf.
    The middle class.
  2. (school) the year of instruction in primary to high school; grade, form
    Башланғыс синыфтар уҡытыусыһы.
    Başlanğıs sinıftar uqıtıwsıhı.
    The teacher of lower grades.

Declension edit