زینت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زِينَة (zīna, “ornament, decoration, embellishment”); compare Azerbaijani ziynət, Kazakh зейнет (zeinet), Turkmen zynat, Uyghur زىننەت (zinnet) and Uzbek ziynat.

Noun

زینت • (ziynet)

  1. ornament, decoration, embellishment, garnish, any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies
    Synonyms: آرایش (arayış), بزك (bezek), زیور (ziver), سوس (süs)

Derived terms

  • زینت ویرمك (ziynet virmek, “to adorn, embellish”)
  • زینتسز (ziynetsiz, “unadorned, plain”)
  • زینتلمك (ziynetlemek, “to adorn, embellish”)
  • زینتلنمك (ziynetlenmek, “to become embellished”)
  • زینتلو (ziynetli, “adorned, embellished”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: ziynet

Further reading

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