зиндан

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Azerbaijani

Noun

зиндан (definite accusative зинданы, plural зинданлар)

  1. Cyrillic spelling of zindan

Russian

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зиндан

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زِنْدَان (zindān) and/or Ottoman Turkish زندان (zindan).

Pronunciation

Noun

зинда́н (zindánm inan (genitive зинда́на, nominative plural зинда́ны, genitive plural зинда́нов)

  1. (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)
  2. (Chechnya, Ukraine) any improvised earth prison during the two Chechen wars, and during the Russo-Ukrainian War in the territories occupied by Russia.

Declension