зиндан

Azerbaijani

Noun

зиндан (definite accusative зинданы, plural зинданлар)

1. Cyrillic spelling of zindan

Russian

зиндан

Alternative forms

• зинда́нъ (zindán) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زِنْدَان (zindān) and/or Ottoman Turkish زندان (zindan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zʲɪnˈdan]

Noun

зинда́н • (zindán) m inan (genitive зинда́на, nominative plural зинда́ны, genitive plural зинда́нов)

1. (usually Central Asia, Ottoman Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan or North Caucasus) (historical) zindan (an improvised cell consisting of a hole in the ground covered with a metal grille)
2. (Chechnya, Ukraine) any improvised earth prison during the two Chechen wars, and during the Russo-Ukrainian War in the territories occupied by Russia.

Declension

Declension of зинда́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	зинда́н zindán	зинда́ны zindány
genitive	зинда́на zindána	зинда́нов zindánov
dative	зинда́ну zindánu	зинда́нам zindánam
accusative	зинда́н zindán	зинда́ны zindány
instrumental	зинда́ном zindánom	зинда́нами zindánami
prepositional	зинда́не zindáne	зинда́нах zindánax