vezne

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وزنه (vezne, “kind of balance”), itself from Arabic وَزْنَة (wazna, “a particular weight”).

Noun

vezne (definite accusative vezneyi, plural vezneler)

1. kind of balance used to measure weights
2. (by extension) any institution where money is received and given, like a bank
3. powder flask, a small flask for carrying gunpowder

   Synonym: barutluk

Declension

Declension of vezne

	singular	plural
nominative	vezne	vezneler
definite accusative	vezneyi	vezneleri
dative	vezneye	veznelere
locative	veznede	veznelerde
ablative	vezneden	veznelerden
genitive	veznenin	veznelerin

Derived terms

• vezneci
• veznedar
• veznelik

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “vezne1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5116