جزائر

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See also: جزایر

Arabic[edit]

Noun[edit]

جَزَائِر • (jazāʔir) f pl

  1. plural of جَزِيرَة (jazīra)

Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”), plural of جَزِيرَة (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.

Proper noun[edit]

جزائر • (Cezâyir)

  1. Algiers (the capital of Algeria)

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Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Turkish: Cezayir

References[edit]

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Cezâyir”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 155
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