басмач

Russian

Etymology

A back-formation from Uzbek bosmachi, from bosma (“raid”) + the agent suffix -chi. It was conceived as a plural form by Russian and the final vowel was dropped to create a singular form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐsˈmat͡ɕ]

Noun

басма́ч • (basmáč) m anim (genitive басмача́, nominative plural басмачи́, genitive plural басмаче́й)

1. mujahid (a Muslim engaging in jihad, Central Asia during 1917–26)
2. Basmachi (Muslim anti-Bolshevik fighter in Central Asia during 1917-26)
3. (humorous, endearing) a term of endearment, commonly used in reference to young people

Declension

Declension of басма́ч (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	басма́ч basmáč	басмачи́ basmačí
genitive	басмача́ basmačá	басмаче́й basmačéj
dative	басмачу́ basmačú	басмача́м basmačám
accusative	басмача́ basmačá	басмаче́й basmačéj
instrumental	басмачо́м basmačóm	басмача́ми basmačámi
prepositional	басмаче́ basmačé	басмача́х basmačáx