zafer

See also: Zafer

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Arabic ظَفَر (ẓafar).

Noun

zafer

1. victory, triumph

   Synonym: ğalibiyet

Declension

Declension of zafer

	singular	plural
nominative	zafer	zaferler
genitive	zaferniñ	zaferlerniñ
dative	zaferge	zaferlerge
accusative	zaferni	zaferlerni
locative	zaferde	zaferlerde
ablative	zaferden	zaferlerden

References

• “zafer”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French affaire. In French, the plural word affaires is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, affaires was reanalyzed as having /z/ at the beginning.

Noun

zafer

1. thing
2. affair, business

References

• Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French affaire. In French, the plural word affaires is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, affaires was reanalyzed in Seychellois Creole as beginning with /z/.

Noun

zafer

1. thing
2. affair, business

References

• D'Offay, Danielle; Lionnet, Guy (1982), Diksyonner kreol-franse [Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Hamburg: Buske, →ISBN

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ظفر (zafer), from Arabic ظَفَر (ẓafar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za.fɛɾ/
• Hyphenation: za‧fer

• Audio:

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Noun

zafer (definite accusative zaferi, plural zaferler)

1. victory, triumph, win

   Synonyms: nusret, utku, yengi

   • 1937 January 31, “Bugün büyük bayram yapıyoruz [We are having a big celebration today]”, in Açık Söz, Istanbul:

     Vatanın bütün sathinda Hatay zaferi kutlulanacak, İstanbullular da Beyazıt meydanında toplanacaklardır.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of zafer

singular plural nominative zafer zaferler definite accusative zaferi zaferleri dative zafere zaferlere locative zaferde zaferlerde ablative zaferden zaferlerden genitive zaferin zaferlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular zaferim zaferlerim 2nd singular zaferin zaferlerin 3rd singular zaferi zaferleri 1st plural zaferimiz zaferlerimiz 2nd plural zaferiniz zaferleriniz 3rd plural zaferleri zaferleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular zaferimi zaferlerimi 2nd singular zaferini zaferlerini 3rd singular zaferini zaferlerini 1st plural zaferimizi zaferlerimizi 2nd plural zaferinizi zaferlerinizi 3rd plural zaferlerini zaferlerini dative singular plural 1st singular zaferime zaferlerime 2nd singular zaferine zaferlerine 3rd singular zaferine zaferlerine 1st plural zaferimize zaferlerimize 2nd plural zaferinize zaferlerinize 3rd plural zaferlerine zaferlerine locative singular plural 1st singular zaferimde zaferlerimde 2nd singular zaferinde zaferlerinde 3rd singular zaferinde zaferlerinde 1st plural zaferimizde zaferlerimizde 2nd plural zaferinizde zaferlerinizde 3rd plural zaferlerinde zaferlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular zaferimden zaferlerimden 2nd singular zaferinden zaferlerinden 3rd singular zaferinden zaferlerinden 1st plural zaferimizden zaferlerimizden 2nd plural zaferinizden zaferlerinizden 3rd plural zaferlerinden zaferlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular zaferimin zaferlerimin 2nd singular zaferinin zaferlerinin 3rd singular zaferinin zaferlerinin 1st plural zaferimizin zaferlerimizin 2nd plural zaferinizin zaferlerinizin 3rd plural zaferlerinin zaferlerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular zaferim zaferlerim 2nd singular zafersin zaferlersin 3rd singular zafer zaferdir zaferler zaferlerdir 1st plural zaferiz zaferleriz 2nd plural zafersiniz zaferlersiniz 3rd plural zaferler zaferlerdir

Derived terms

• zafer alayı
• zafer arabası
• Zafer Bayramı
• zafer tacı
• zafer takı
• zaferlü
• zafername
• zaferşiar
• zaferyab

Related terms

• muzaffer

Further reading

• “zafer”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “zafer”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “zafer”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5423
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “zafer”, in Nişanyan Sözlük