ζουλούμι

Greek

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Arabic ظُلْم (ẓulm)bor.
    Ottoman Turkish ظلمbor.
    Greek ζουλούμι (zouloúmi)

    Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ظلم, borrowed from Arabic ظُلْم (ẓulm).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /zuˈlumi/
    • Hyphenation: ζου‧λού‧μι

    Noun

    ζουλούμι • (zouloúmi) n (plural ζουλούμια) (dialectal, Crete, Epirus)

    1. injustice, harm, wrong
      Synonyms: αδικία (adikía), καταπίεση (katapíesi), ζημιά (zimiá)

    References

    • Orfanós, Vasílis (2020) “ζουλούμι”, in Τουρκικά δάνεια στα ελληνικά της Κρήτης [Tourkiká dáneia sta elliniká tis Krítis] (in Greek), Heidelberg: Propylaeum, →DOI, page 72b download.pp.1-405.pdf 1st edition:2014
    • Ἠπειρωτικὰ Χρονικά [Ēpeirōtikà Khroniká] (in Greek), number 9, 1934, page 77
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