zimziyo

Uzbek

Alternative forms

• zim-ziyo
• sim-siyoh

Etymology

From earlier form sim-siyoh, a partial reduplication of siyoh (“black”). Contaminated by ziyo (“light”). Compare Turkish simsiyah, Tajik сип-сиёҳ (sip-siyoh), Crimean Tatar sim-siya.

Adjective

zimziyo

1. intensive form of siyoh (“black”), jet-black, pitch-black

   Synonym: qop-qora

See also

• qop-qorongʻi (“pitch-dark”)