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 zinjiyym (plural زُنُوج (zunūj), feminine زَنْجِيَّة (zanjiyya) or زِنْجِيَّة (zinjiyya))

  1. (now chiefly informal, offensive) Negro

Declension

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

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