زنجیر

Ottoman Turkish
زنجیر

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زنجیر‎ (zanjir, “chain”).

Noun

زنجیر • (zincir)

  1. chain, a series of interconnected rings or links
    Synonym: سلسله‎ (silsile)
  2. fetter, a chain used to bind the legs of a person
    Synonym: بوقاغی‎ (bukağı)

Derived terms
  • زنجیر چكمك‎ (zincir çekmek, “to draw or carry a chain”)
  • زنجیربند‎ (zincirbend, “chained, fettered”)
  • زنجیرجی‎ (zincirci, “maker or seller of chains”)
  • زنجیرخانه‎ (zincirhane, “chain manufactory”)
  • زنجیرك‎ (zincirek, “small chain”)
  • زنجیرلتمك‎ (zincirletmek, “to make or let be chained”)
  • زنجیرلمك‎ (zincirlemek, “to chain”)
  • زنجیرلنمك‎ (zincirlenmek, “to be chained”)
  • زنجیرلو‎ (zincirli, “furnished with chains”)
  • زنجیره‎ (zincire, “chain-pattern”)
  • زنجیری قوپارمق‎ (zinciri koparmak, “to go mad, become insane”)
  • زنجیری‎ (zinciri, “pertaining to a chain”)

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /zind͡ʒiɾ/, /zand͡ʒiɾ/

Noun

زنجیر • (zanjir)

  1. chain

Derived terms

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنجیر‎ (zanjir).

Pronunciation

Noun

زَنْجِیر • (zanjīr) f (Hindi spelling ज़ंजीर)

  1. chain, shackle

Declension
Declension of زنجیر
singular plural
direct زنجیر‎ (zanjīr) زنجیریں‎ (zanjīrẽ)
oblique زنجیر‎ (zanjīr) زنجیروں‎ (zanjīrõ)
vocative زنجیر‎ (zanjīr) زنجیرو‎ (zanjīro)

References
  • “زنجیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “زنجیر”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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