Zangi

English

Alternative forms

• Zangī
• Zanki, Zankī (via Arabic)
• Zengi (via Turkish)

Etymology

Quoting Clifford Edmund Bosworth, "the origin of the name Zangī is unclear; an obvious meaning would be 'black African' [from Persian زنگی (zangi)], possibly relating to a swarthy complexion, but this would be unusual for a Turk". Another theory considers the meaning "protector of cattle", compare 19th century Kirg. Zeñ-baba "protector spirit of cows".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzæŋɡiː/

Proper noun

Zangi

1. ʿImād ad-Dīn Zangī (d. 541/1146), Turkmen founder of the Zangid dynasty which ruled northern Iraq and Syria between the 12th and 13th centuries.

Derived terms

• Zangid

Translations

founder of the Zangid dynasty

• Arabic: زَنْكِي m (zankī)
• Armenian: Զանգի (Zangi)
• Azerbaijani: Zəngi
• French: Zangi m
• Persian: زنگی (fa) (zangi)
• Russian: Зенги́ (ru) (Zengí)
• Tajik: Зангӣ (Zangī)
• Turkish: Zengi (tr)
• Urdu: زنگی m (zangī)
• Uzbek: Zangiy

Adjective

Zangi (comparative more Zangi, superlative most Zangi)

1. Synonym of Zangid

Noun

Zangi (plural Zangis)

1. Synonym of Zangid

French

Alternative forms

• Zangî

Proper noun

Zangi m

1. Zangi

Derived terms

• zangide