زنگی

See also: رنگی‎

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian zngyk' (zangīg, “Negro”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zanˈɡiː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /zanˈɡiː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /zænˈɡiː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /zanˈɡi/

Noun

Iranian Persian	زنگی
Dari	زنگی
Tajik	зангӣ (zangī)

زنگی • (zangi) (plural زنگی‌ها‎ (zangi-hâ))

dark-skinned, Negro
(archaic) black
(archaic) rusty

Derived terms

زنگبار‎ (zangebâr)

Related terms

زنگ‎ (zang)

Descendants

Arabic: زنجي‎ (zanjī, zinjī)
- Ottoman Turkish: زنجی‎ (zenci)
  - Turkish: zenci
Malay: janggi
Georgian: ზანგი (zangi)
Hindustani:
- Urdu: زنگی‎ (zangī)
Ottoman Turkish: زنگی‎ (zengi)
Old Javanese: jĕnggi

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “زنگی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “zangīg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (zangi).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zəŋ.ɡiː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /zəŋ.ɡiː/

Noun

زَن٘گی • (zaṅgī) m (Hindi spelling ज़ंगी)

dark-skinned, Negro
a person from Zanzibar

References

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

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