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Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هیچ (hiç).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
hiç
- nothing
- Synonym: asgjë
- hiç fare ― nothing at all
Derived terms
Noun
hiç m (uncountable)
- complete emptiness, void, lack
- Synonyms: zbrazëti, mungesë
- worthlessness, insignificance, unimportance
Adverb
hiç (colloquial)
- (in negative sentences) not at all
- Synonyms: aspak, fare
- never
- Synonyms: asnjëherë, askurrë
Adjective
hiç (feminine hiçe)
- empty
- Synonyms: bosh, zbrazët
References
- “hiç”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980, page 675f.
- Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “hiç”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 201
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “hiç”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 159a
- Meyer, G. (1891) “hitš”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 153
Laz
Adverb
hiç
- Latin spelling of ჰიჩ (hiç)
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhit͡ʃ/
- Hyphenation: hiç
Etymology 1
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish هیچ (hiç), from Classical Persian هیچ (hēč)
Pronoun
hiç
- Used to emphasize the verb in negative sentences; not at all, not in the least, no, any.
- Zavallı yaşlı kadın ne yapacağını hiç bilmiyordu. ― The poor old woman did not in the least know what to do.
- Bakıyorum gidişimi kutlamakta hiç zaman kaybetmemişsin. ― I see you didn't waste any time celebrating my departure.
- Havalimanını aradığımızda öğrendik ki uçağa hiç binmemiş. ― When we called the airport we found out that she didn't board the plane at all.
- Used to indicate an indefinite time period, mainly in sentences regarding life experiences; ever, never.
- Hiç Türkiye'de bulundunuz mu? ― Have you ever been to Turkey?
- Bu kadar yavaş giden birini hiç görmemiştim. ― I have never seen anyone move that slow.
Interjection
Hiç
- Used at the beginning of an ambiguous answer to question; nothing.
- A: O kurabiye kutusuyla ne yapıyordun? ― A: What were you doing with that cookie box?
- B: Hiç. ― B: Nothing.
Noun
hiç (definite accusative hiçi, plural hiçler)
- (figuratively, derogatory) A worthless, insignificant thing or a person.
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Armenian խիճ (xič).
Noun
hiç
- (dialectal, Elazığ) pebble
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “هیچ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2175
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “هیچ”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1331
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hiç”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խիճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
Further reading
- “hiç”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “hiç¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1960
- “hiç”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982
Turkmen
Etymology
From Classical Persian هیچ (hēč).
Determiner
hiç
- no, not any
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hiç” in Enedilim.com
- “hiç” in Webonary.org