zenci

See also: zənci

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish زنجی (zenci), from Arabic زَنْجِيّ (zanjiyy), from Classical Persian زنگی (zangī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zenˈdʒi/
• Hyphenation: zen‧ci

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Noun

zenci (definite accusative zenciyi, plural zenciler)

1. black person of African descent, Negro

   Synonyms: siyahi, Arap

Usage notes

• This word is slightly colloquial, and sometimes even derogatory depending on the context, but it does not have the same level of offensiveness as its English equivalents.

Declension

Declension of zenci

singular plural nominative zenci zenciler definite accusative zenciyi zencileri dative zenciye zencilere locative zencide zencilerde ablative zenciden zencilerden genitive zencinin zencilerin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular zenciyim zencilerim 2nd singular zencisin zencilersin 3rd singular zenci zencidir zenciler zencilerdir 1st plural zenciyiz zencileriz 2nd plural zencisiniz zencilersiniz 3rd plural zenciler zencilerdir

Further reading

• “zenci”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “zenci”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı