zihgir

Turkish

Zihgir.

Alternative forms

• zingir, zehgir

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زهكیر (zihgir, zehgir, “an archer's thumb stall”), from Persian زهگیر (zehgir), from زه (zeh, “bowstring”) +‎ گیر (gir, “that which holds; block, obstacle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zihˈɡiɾ/
• Hyphenation: zih‧gir

Noun

zihgir (definite accusative zihgiri, plural zihgirler)

1. (archery) A special ring worn on the interphalangeal crease of the thumb to protect it while drawing the string of a bow; a thumb ring.

   Synonym: şast

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	zihgir
Definite accusative	zihgiri
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zihgir	zihgirler
Definite accusative	zihgiri	zihgirleri
Dative	zihgire	zihgirlere
Locative	zihgirde	zihgirlerde
Ablative	zihgirden	zihgirlerden
Genitive	zihgirin	zihgirlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular zihgirim zihgirlerim 2nd singular zihgirin zihgirlerin 3rd singular zihgiri zihgirleri 1st plural zihgirimiz zihgirlerimiz 2nd plural zihgiriniz zihgirleriniz 3rd plural zihgirleri zihgirleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular zihgirimi zihgirlerimi 2nd singular zihgirini zihgirlerini 3rd singular zihgirini zihgirlerini 1st plural zihgirimizi zihgirlerimizi 2nd plural zihgirinizi zihgirlerinizi 3rd plural zihgirlerini zihgirlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular zihgirime zihgirlerime 2nd singular zihgirine zihgirlerine 3rd singular zihgirine zihgirlerine 1st plural zihgirimize zihgirlerimize 2nd plural zihgirinize zihgirlerinize 3rd plural zihgirlerine zihgirlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular zihgirimde zihgirlerimde 2nd singular zihgirinde zihgirlerinde 3rd singular zihgirinde zihgirlerinde 1st plural zihgirimizde zihgirlerimizde 2nd plural zihgirinizde zihgirlerinizde 3rd plural zihgirlerinde zihgirlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular zihgirimden zihgirlerimden 2nd singular zihgirinden zihgirlerinden 3rd singular zihgirinden zihgirlerinden 1st plural zihgirimizden zihgirlerimizden 2nd plural zihgirinizden zihgirlerinizden 3rd plural zihgirlerinden zihgirlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular zihgirimin zihgirlerimin 2nd singular zihgirinin zihgirlerinin 3rd singular zihgirinin zihgirlerinin 1st plural zihgirimizin zihgirlerimizin 2nd plural zihgirinizin zihgirlerinizin 3rd plural zihgirlerinin zihgirlerinin

See also

• gez
• ok
• sadak
• yay

 

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “zihgir”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5482
• Ölmez, Filiz Nurhan, and Halit Özdamar. "Bir Yüzüğün Öyküsü: Zihgir." İdil Sanat ve Dil Dergisi (2017): 1555-1579.
• İkibeş, Samet. "Savaş Tarihine Yön Veren Silah: Türk Kompozit Yayı ve Tamamlayıcı Unsurları." Journal of Universal History Studies 5.1: 32-50.