neyzen

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نیزن (neyzen, “a flutist”),[1] from Ottoman Turkish نی (ney) or نای (nay, “a reed-flute, a pipe”), from Persian نی (ney) or نای (nây),[2] morphologically ney +‎ -zen. Cognates with Azerbaijani neyzən.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nejˈzen/
  • Hyphenation: ney‧zen

Noun[edit]

neyzen (definite accusative neyzeni, plural neyzenlar)

  1. A person who plays the ney instrument.

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative neyzen
Definite accusative neyzeni
Singular Plural
Nominative neyzen neyzenler
Definite accusative neyzeni neyzenleri
Dative neyzene neyzenlere
Locative neyzende neyzenlerde
Ablative neyzenden neyzenlerden
Genitive neyzenin neyzenlerin
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular neyzenim neyzenlerim
2nd singular neyzensin neyzenlersin
3rd singular neyzen
neyzendir 		neyzenler
neyzenlerdir
1st plural neyzeniz neyzenleriz
2nd plural neyzensiniz neyzenlersiniz
3rd plural neyzenler neyzenlerdir

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “نیزن”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2117
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ney”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading[edit]

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