زنجي

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Arabic

Etymology

From Persian زنگی (zangi, “dark-skinned”), from Middle Persian zngyk' (zangīg, “Negro”).

Noun

زَنْجِيّ or زِنْجِيّ • (zanjiyy or zinjiyy) m (plural زُنُوج (zunūj), feminine زَنْجِيَّة (zanjiyya) or زِنْجِيَّة (zinjiyya))

  1. (now chiefly informal, offensive) Negro

Declension

Declension of noun زَنْجِيّ (zanjiyy)‎; زِنْجِيّ (zinjiyy)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal زَنْجِي‎; زِنْجِي
zanjī‎; zinjī 		الزَّنْجِي‎; الزِّنْجِي
az-zanjī‎; az-zinjī 		زَنْجِي‎; زِنْجِي
zanjī‎; zinjī 		زَنْجِيَّة‎; زِنْجِيَّة
zanjiyya‎; zinjiyya 		الزَّنْجِيَّة‎; الزِّنْجِيَّة
az-zanjiyya‎; az-zinjiyya 		زَنْجِيَّة‎; زِنْجِيَّة
zanjiyyat‎; zinjiyyat
Nominative زَنْجِيٌّ‎; زِنْجِيٌّ
zanjiyyun‎; zinjiyyun 		الزَّنْجِيُّ‎; الزِّنْجِيُّ
az-zanjiyyu‎; az-zinjiyyu 		زَنْجِيُّ‎; زِنْجِيُّ
zanjiyyu‎; zinjiyyu 		زَنْجِيَّةٌ‎; زِنْجِيَّةٌ
zanjiyyatun‎; zinjiyyatun 		الزَّنْجِيَّةُ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّةُ
az-zanjiyyatu‎; az-zinjiyyatu 		زَنْجِيَّةُ‎; زِنْجِيَّةُ
zanjiyyatu‎; zinjiyyatu
Accusative زَنْجِيًّا‎; زِنْجِيًّا
zanjiyyan‎; zinjiyyan 		الزَّنْجِيَّ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّ
az-zanjiyya‎; az-zinjiyya 		زَنْجِيَّ‎; زِنْجِيَّ
zanjiyya‎; zinjiyya 		زَنْجِيَّةً‎; زِنْجِيَّةً
zanjiyyatan‎; zinjiyyatan 		الزَّنْجِيَّةَ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّةَ
az-zanjiyyata‎; az-zinjiyyata 		زَنْجِيَّةَ‎; زِنْجِيَّةَ
zanjiyyata‎; zinjiyyata
Genitive زَنْجِيٍّ‎; زِنْجِيٍّ
zanjiyyin‎; zinjiyyin 		الزَّنْجِيِّ‎; الزِّنْجِيِّ
az-zanjiyyi‎; az-zinjiyyi 		زَنْجِيِّ‎; زِنْجِيِّ
zanjiyyi‎; zinjiyyi 		زَنْجِيَّةٍ‎; زِنْجِيَّةٍ
zanjiyyatin‎; zinjiyyatin 		الزَّنْجِيَّةِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّةِ
az-zanjiyyati‎; az-zinjiyyati 		زَنْجِيَّةِ‎; زِنْجِيَّةِ
zanjiyyati‎; zinjiyyati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal زَنْجِيَّيْن‎; زِنْجِيَّيْن
zanjiyyayn‎; zinjiyyayn 		الزَّنْجِيَّيْن‎; الزِّنْجِيَّيْن
az-zanjiyyayn‎; az-zinjiyyayn 		زَنْجِيَّيْ‎; زِنْجِيَّيْ
zanjiyyay‎; zinjiyyay 		زَنْجِيَّتَيْن‎; زِنْجِيَّتَيْن
zanjiyyatayn‎; zinjiyyatayn 		الزَّنْجِيَّتَيْن‎; الزِّنْجِيَّتَيْن
az-zanjiyyatayn‎; az-zinjiyyatayn 		زَنْجِيَّتَيْ‎; زِنْجِيَّتَيْ
zanjiyyatay‎; zinjiyyatay
Nominative زَنْجِيَّانِ‎; زِنْجِيَّانِ
zanjiyyāni‎; zinjiyyāni 		الزَّنْجِيَّانِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّانِ
az-zanjiyyāni‎; az-zinjiyyāni 		زَنْجِيَّا‎; زِنْجِيَّا
zanjiyyā‎; zinjiyyā 		زَنْجِيَّتَانِ‎; زِنْجِيَّتَانِ
zanjiyyatāni‎; zinjiyyatāni 		الزَّنْجِيَّتَانِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّتَانِ
az-zanjiyyatāni‎; az-zinjiyyatāni 		زَنْجِيَّتَا‎; زِنْجِيَّتَا
zanjiyyatā‎; zinjiyyatā
Accusative زَنْجِيَّيْنِ‎; زِنْجِيَّيْنِ
zanjiyyayni‎; zinjiyyayni 		الزَّنْجِيَّيْنِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّيْنِ
az-zanjiyyayni‎; az-zinjiyyayni 		زَنْجِيَّيْ‎; زِنْجِيَّيْ
zanjiyyay‎; zinjiyyay 		زَنْجِيَّتَيْنِ‎; زِنْجِيَّتَيْنِ
zanjiyyatayni‎; zinjiyyatayni 		الزَّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ
az-zanjiyyatayni‎; az-zinjiyyatayni 		زَنْجِيَّتَيْ‎; زِنْجِيَّتَيْ
zanjiyyatay‎; zinjiyyatay
Genitive زَنْجِيَّيْنِ‎; زِنْجِيَّيْنِ
zanjiyyayni‎; zinjiyyayni 		الزَّنْجِيَّيْنِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّيْنِ
az-zanjiyyayni‎; az-zinjiyyayni 		زَنْجِيَّيْ‎; زِنْجِيَّيْ
zanjiyyay‎; zinjiyyay 		زَنْجِيَّتَيْنِ‎; زِنْجِيَّتَيْنِ
zanjiyyatayni‎; zinjiyyatayni 		الزَّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ
az-zanjiyyatayni‎; az-zinjiyyatayni 		زَنْجِيَّتَيْ‎; زِنْجِيَّتَيْ
zanjiyyatay‎; zinjiyyatay
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal زُنُوج
zunūj 		الزُّنُوج
az-zunūj 		زُنُوج
zunūj 		زَنْجِيَّات‎; زِنْجِيَّات
zanjiyyāt‎; zinjiyyāt 		الزَّنْجِيَّات‎; الزِّنْجِيَّات
az-zanjiyyāt‎; az-zinjiyyāt 		زَنْجِيَّات‎; زِنْجِيَّات
zanjiyyāt‎; zinjiyyāt
Nominative زُنُوجٌ
zunūjun 		الزُّنُوجُ
az-zunūju 		زُنُوجُ
zunūju 		زَنْجِيَّاتٌ‎; زِنْجِيَّاتٌ
zanjiyyātun‎; zinjiyyātun 		الزَّنْجِيَّاتُ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّاتُ
az-zanjiyyātu‎; az-zinjiyyātu 		زَنْجِيَّاتُ‎; زِنْجِيَّاتُ
zanjiyyātu‎; zinjiyyātu
Accusative زُنُوجًا
zunūjan 		الزُّنُوجَ
az-zunūja 		زُنُوجَ
zunūja 		زَنْجِيَّاتٍ‎; زِنْجِيَّاتٍ
zanjiyyātin‎; zinjiyyātin 		الزَّنْجِيَّاتِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّاتِ
az-zanjiyyāti‎; az-zinjiyyāti 		زَنْجِيَّاتِ‎; زِنْجِيَّاتِ
zanjiyyāti‎; zinjiyyāti
Genitive زُنُوجٍ
zunūjin 		الزُّنُوجِ
az-zunūji 		زُنُوجِ
zunūji 		زَنْجِيَّاتٍ‎; زِنْجِيَّاتٍ
zanjiyyātin‎; zinjiyyātin 		الزَّنْجِيَّاتِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّاتِ
az-zanjiyyāti‎; az-zinjiyyāti 		زَنْجِيَّاتِ‎; زِنْجِيَّاتِ
zanjiyyāti‎; zinjiyyāti

Synonyms

Adjective

زَنْجِيّ or زِنْجِيّ • (zanjiyy or zinjiyy) (feminine زَنْجِيَّة (zanjiyya) or زِنْجِيَّة (zinjiyya), masculine plural زُنُوج (zunūj), feminine plural زَنْجِيَّات (zanjiyyāt) or زِنْجِيَّات (zinjiyyāt))

  1. (now chiefly informal, offensive) Negro

Declension

Declension of adjective زَنْجِيّ (zanjiyy)‎; زِنْجِيّ (zinjiyy)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal زَنْجِي‎; زِنْجِي
zanjī‎; zinjī 		الزَّنْجِي‎; الزِّنْجِي
az-zanjī‎; az-zinjī 		زَنْجِيَّة‎; زِنْجِيَّة
zanjiyya‎; zinjiyya 		الزَّنْجِيَّة‎; الزِّنْجِيَّة
az-zanjiyya‎; az-zinjiyya
Nominative زَنْجِيٌّ‎; زِنْجِيٌّ
zanjiyyun‎; zinjiyyun 		الزَّنْجِيُّ‎; الزِّنْجِيُّ
az-zanjiyyu‎; az-zinjiyyu 		زَنْجِيَّةٌ‎; زِنْجِيَّةٌ
zanjiyyatun‎; zinjiyyatun 		الزَّنْجِيَّةُ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّةُ
az-zanjiyyatu‎; az-zinjiyyatu
Accusative زَنْجِيًّا‎; زِنْجِيًّا
zanjiyyan‎; zinjiyyan 		الزَّنْجِيَّ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّ
az-zanjiyya‎; az-zinjiyya 		زَنْجِيَّةً‎; زِنْجِيَّةً
zanjiyyatan‎; zinjiyyatan 		الزَّنْجِيَّةَ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّةَ
az-zanjiyyata‎; az-zinjiyyata
Genitive زَنْجِيٍّ‎; زِنْجِيٍّ
zanjiyyin‎; zinjiyyin 		الزَّنْجِيِّ‎; الزِّنْجِيِّ
az-zanjiyyi‎; az-zinjiyyi 		زَنْجِيَّةٍ‎; زِنْجِيَّةٍ
zanjiyyatin‎; zinjiyyatin 		الزَّنْجِيَّةِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّةِ
az-zanjiyyati‎; az-zinjiyyati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal زَنْجِيَّيْن‎; زِنْجِيَّيْن
zanjiyyayn‎; zinjiyyayn 		الزَّنْجِيَّيْن‎; الزِّنْجِيَّيْن
az-zanjiyyayn‎; az-zinjiyyayn 		زَنْجِيَّتَيْن‎; زِنْجِيَّتَيْن
zanjiyyatayn‎; zinjiyyatayn 		الزَّنْجِيَّتَيْن‎; الزِّنْجِيَّتَيْن
az-zanjiyyatayn‎; az-zinjiyyatayn
Nominative زَنْجِيَّانِ‎; زِنْجِيَّانِ
zanjiyyāni‎; zinjiyyāni 		الزَّنْجِيَّانِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّانِ
az-zanjiyyāni‎; az-zinjiyyāni 		زَنْجِيَّتَانِ‎; زِنْجِيَّتَانِ
zanjiyyatāni‎; zinjiyyatāni 		الزَّنْجِيَّتَانِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّتَانِ
az-zanjiyyatāni‎; az-zinjiyyatāni
Accusative زَنْجِيَّيْنِ‎; زِنْجِيَّيْنِ
zanjiyyayni‎; zinjiyyayni 		الزَّنْجِيَّيْنِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّيْنِ
az-zanjiyyayni‎; az-zinjiyyayni 		زَنْجِيَّتَيْنِ‎; زِنْجِيَّتَيْنِ
zanjiyyatayni‎; zinjiyyatayni 		الزَّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ
az-zanjiyyatayni‎; az-zinjiyyatayni
Genitive زَنْجِيَّيْنِ‎; زِنْجِيَّيْنِ
zanjiyyayni‎; zinjiyyayni 		الزَّنْجِيَّيْنِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّيْنِ
az-zanjiyyayni‎; az-zinjiyyayni 		زَنْجِيَّتَيْنِ‎; زِنْجِيَّتَيْنِ
zanjiyyatayni‎; zinjiyyatayni 		الزَّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّتَيْنِ
az-zanjiyyatayni‎; az-zinjiyyatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal زُنُوج
zunūj 		الزُّنُوج
az-zunūj 		زَنْجِيَّات‎; زِنْجِيَّات
zanjiyyāt‎; zinjiyyāt 		الزَّنْجِيَّات‎; الزِّنْجِيَّات
az-zanjiyyāt‎; az-zinjiyyāt
Nominative زُنُوجٌ
zunūjun 		الزُّنُوجُ
az-zunūju 		زَنْجِيَّاتٌ‎; زِنْجِيَّاتٌ
zanjiyyātun‎; zinjiyyātun 		الزَّنْجِيَّاتُ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّاتُ
az-zanjiyyātu‎; az-zinjiyyātu
Accusative زُنُوجًا
zunūjan 		الزُّنُوجَ
az-zunūja 		زَنْجِيَّاتٍ‎; زِنْجِيَّاتٍ
zanjiyyātin‎; zinjiyyātin 		الزَّنْجِيَّاتِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّاتِ
az-zanjiyyāti‎; az-zinjiyyāti
Genitive زُنُوجٍ
zunūjin 		الزُّنُوجِ
az-zunūji 		زَنْجِيَّاتٍ‎; زِنْجِيَّاتٍ
zanjiyyātin‎; zinjiyyātin 		الزَّنْجِيَّاتِ‎; الزِّنْجِيَّاتِ
az-zanjiyyāti‎; az-zinjiyyāti

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: zənci
  • → Chagatai: زنجی
  • → Ottoman Turkish: زَنجی (zenci)
  • → Persian: زنجی (zanji)

Further reading

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “زنجي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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