menzil

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish منزل (menzil), from Persian منزل (manzel), from Arabic مَنْزِل (manzil).

Noun

menzil m (plural menzili)

1. (dated) courier, messenger

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	menzil	menzilul		menzili	menzilii
genitive-dative	menzil	menzilului		menzili	menzililor
vocative	menzilule			menzililor

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish منزل (menzil), from Arabic مَنْزِل (manzil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /menˈzil/
• Hyphenation: men‧zil

Noun

menzil (definite accusative menzili, plural menziller)

1. (dated) A temporary stopping place during a journey.
2. (dated) Distance between two such stopping places.
3. (dated) A day's journey on horseback.
4. (military, of a weapon or bullet, shell or similar projectile) range (maximum reach of capability)
5. (military, dated) All non-front line activities of an army.
6. (dated, historical) The official communications organ in the Ottoman Empire.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	menzil
Definite accusative	menzili
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	menzil	menziller
Definite accusative	menzili	menzilleri
Dative	menzile	menzillere
Locative	menzilde	menzillerde
Ablative	menzilden	menzillerden
Genitive	menzilin	menzillerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular menzilim menzillerim 2nd singular menzilin menzillerin 3rd singular menzili menzilleri 1st plural menzilimiz menzillerimiz 2nd plural menziliniz menzilleriniz 3rd plural menzilleri menzilleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular menzilimi menzillerimi 2nd singular menzilini menzillerini 3rd singular menzilini menzillerini 1st plural menzilimizi menzillerimizi 2nd plural menzilinizi menzillerinizi 3rd plural menzillerini menzillerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular menzilime menzillerime 2nd singular menziline menzillerine 3rd singular menziline menzillerine 1st plural menzilimize menzillerimize 2nd plural menzilinize menzillerinize 3rd plural menzillerine menzillerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular menzilimde menzillerimde 2nd singular menzilinde menzillerinde 3rd singular menzilinde menzillerinde 1st plural menzilimizde menzillerimizde 2nd plural menzilinizde menzillerinizde 3rd plural menzillerinde menzillerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular menzilimden menzillerimden 2nd singular menzilinden menzillerinden 3rd singular menzilinden menzillerinden 1st plural menzilimizden menzillerimizden 2nd plural menzilinizden menzillerinizden 3rd plural menzillerinden menzillerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular menzilimin menzillerimin 2nd singular menzilinin menzillerinin 3rd singular menzilinin menzillerinin 1st plural menzilimizin menzillerimizin 2nd plural menzilinizin menzillerinizin 3rd plural menzillerinin menzillerinin

Derived terms

• menzil atı
• menzil atmak
• menzil beygiri gibi koşmak
• menzil dikmek
• menzil emini
• menzilci
• menzile varmak

 

Related terms

• inzal
• menazil
• menzile
• nazil
• nevazil
• nezle
• nüzul
• tenezzül
• tenzil
• tenzilat

 

Further reading

• “menzil”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “menzil”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3144