neyzen

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نیزن (neyzen, “a flutist”), from Ottoman Turkish نی (ney) or نای (nay, “a reed-flute, a pipe”), from Persian نی (ney) or نای (nây), morphologically ney +‎ -zen. Cognates with Azerbaijani neyzən.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nejˈzen/
• Hyphenation: ney‧zen

Noun

neyzen (definite accusative neyzeni, plural neyzenlar)

1. A person who plays the ney instrument.

Declension

Declension of neyzen

singular plural nominative neyzen neyzenler definite accusative neyzeni neyzenleri dative neyzene neyzenlere locative neyzende neyzenlerde ablative neyzenden neyzenlerden genitive neyzenin neyzenlerin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular neyzenim neyzenlerim 2nd singular neyzensin neyzenlersin 3rd singular neyzen neyzendir neyzenler neyzenlerdir 1st plural neyzeniz neyzenleriz 2nd plural neyzensiniz neyzenlersiniz 3rd plural neyzenler neyzenlerdir

Derived terms

• neyzen bakışlı

Related terms

• flüt
• kaval
• mey
• sipsi
• tulum
• zurna

Further reading

• “neyzen”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “neyzen”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3538