جزائر

See also: جزایر

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.zaː.ʔir/

Noun

جَزَائِر • (jazāʔir) f pl

  1. plural of جَزِيرَة (jazīra)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”), plural of جَزِيرَة (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.

Proper noun

جزائر • (Cezâyir)

  1. Algiers (the capital of Algeria)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: Cezayir

References

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Cezâyir”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 155

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَزَائِر (jazāʔir)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒä.zɑː.ʔɪɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d͡ʒä.zɑː.jɪɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d͡ʒä.zɔː.jiɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? jazā'ir
Dari reading? jazā'ir
Iranian reading? jazâ'er
Tajik reading? jazo'ir

Noun

جزائر • (jazâ'er)

  1. plural of جزیره
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