جزائر

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See also: جزایر

Arabic

Pronunciation

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)

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Descendants

  • Turkish: Cezayir

References

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