зиндан
Azerbaijani
Noun
зиндан (definite accusative зинданы, plural зинданлар)
- Cyrillic spelling of zindan
Russian
Alternative forms
- зинда́нъ (zindán) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian زِنْدَان (zindān) and/or Ottoman Turkish زندان (zindan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zʲɪnˈdan]
Noun
зинда́н • (zindán) m inan (genitive зинда́на, nominative plural зинда́ны, genitive plural зинда́нов)
- (usually Central Asia, Ottoman Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan or North Caucasus) (historical) zindan (an improvised cell consisting of a hole in the ground covered with a metal grille)
- (Chechnya, Ukraine) any improvised earth prison during the two Chechen wars, and during the Russo-Ukrainian War in the territories occupied by Russia.
Declension
Declension of зинда́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | зинда́н zindán |
зинда́ны zindány |
| genitive | зинда́на zindána |
зинда́нов zindánov |
| dative | зинда́ну zindánu |
зинда́нам zindánam |
| accusative | зинда́н zindán |
зинда́ны zindány |
| instrumental | зинда́ном zindánom |
зинда́нами zindánami |
| prepositional | зинда́не zindáne |
зинда́нах zindánax |