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Persian
- زنجی (zanji) (via Arabic)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian zngyk' (zangīg, “Negro”).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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zangī
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| Dari reading?
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zangī
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| Iranian reading?
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zangi
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| Tajik reading?
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zangi
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Noun
| Dari
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زنگی
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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зангӣ
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زنگی • (zangi) (plural زنگیها (zangi-hâ))
- dark-skinned, Negro
- (archaic) black
- (archaic) rusty
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “زنگی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “zangīg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian زنگی (zangī).
Pronunciation
Noun
زَن٘گی • (zaṅgī) m (Hindi spelling ज़ंगी)
- dark-skinned, Negro
- a person from Zanzibar
References
- “زنگی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “زنگی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.