zahire

Turkish

Alternative forms

• zahra, zahre

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic ذَخِيرَة (ḏaḵīra)bor.

Ottoman Turkish ذخیره (zahire)

Turkish zahire

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ذخیره (zahire, “provision or supply of grain”), borrowed from Arabic ذَخِيرَة (ḏaḵīra, “supply, reserve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za.hiːˈɾe/
• Hyphenation: za‧hi‧re

Noun

zahire (definite accusative zahireyi, plural zahireler)

1. provision, supply, store, stock, especially of corn, grain, or other cereals, for use when needed

   Near-synonym: erzak

Declension

Declension of zahire

singular plural nominative zahire zahireler definite accusative zahireyi zahireleri dative zahireye zahirelere locative zahirede zahirelerde ablative zahireden zahirelerden genitive zahirenin zahirelerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular zahirem zahirelerim 2nd singular zahiren zahirelerin 3rd singular zahiresi zahireleri 1st plural zahiremiz zahirelerimiz 2nd plural zahireniz zahireleriniz 3rd plural zahireleri zahireleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular zahiremi zahirelerimi 2nd singular zahireni zahirelerini 3rd singular zahiresini zahirelerini 1st plural zahiremizi zahirelerimizi 2nd plural zahirenizi zahirelerinizi 3rd plural zahirelerini zahirelerini dative singular plural 1st singular zahireme zahirelerime 2nd singular zahirene zahirelerine 3rd singular zahiresine zahirelerine 1st plural zahiremize zahirelerimize 2nd plural zahirenize zahirelerinize 3rd plural zahirelerine zahirelerine locative singular plural 1st singular zahiremde zahirelerimde 2nd singular zahirende zahirelerinde 3rd singular zahiresinde zahirelerinde 1st plural zahiremizde zahirelerimizde 2nd plural zahirenizde zahirelerinizde 3rd plural zahirelerinde zahirelerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular zahiremden zahirelerimden 2nd singular zahirenden zahirelerinden 3rd singular zahiresinden zahirelerinden 1st plural zahiremizden zahirelerimizden 2nd plural zahirenizden zahirelerinizden 3rd plural zahirelerinden zahirelerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular zahiremin zahirelerimin 2nd singular zahirenin zahirelerinin 3rd singular zahiresinin zahirelerinin 1st plural zahiremizin zahirelerimizin 2nd plural zahirenizin zahirelerinizin 3rd plural zahirelerinin zahirelerinin

Derived terms

• zahire nazırı
• zahire nezareti
• zahire-baha
• zahire-i ahiret
• zahireci

Further reading

• “zahire”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “zahire”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “zahire3”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5425
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “zahire”, in Nişanyan Sözlük