zinxhir

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زنجیر (zinjir), from Persian زنجیر (zenjir).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zindʒiɾ]

Noun

zinxhir m (plural zinxhirë, definite zinxhiri, definite plural zinxhirët)

  1. chain
    Synonyms: varg, vargua, varëse

Declension

Declension of zinxhir
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative zinxhir zinxhiri zinxhirë zinxhirët
accusative zinxhirin
dative zinxhiri zinxhirit zinxhirëve zinxhirëve
ablative zinxhirësh

Derived terms

  • zinxhirtë

References

  • Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “zinxhir”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 530
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