zembil

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish زنبیل (zembil, “basket”), itself from Arabic زَبِّيل (zabbīl, “frail, basket”).

Noun

zembil (definite accusative zembili, plural zembiller)

1. bag with handles woven from straw or thatch
2. flat basket for fruits

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	zembil
Definite accusative	zembili
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zembil	zembiller
Definite accusative	zembili	zembilleri
Dative	zembile	zembillere
Locative	zembilde	zembillerde
Ablative	zembilden	zembillerden
Genitive	zembilin	zembillerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular zembilim zembillerim 2nd singular zembilin zembillerin 3rd singular zembili zembilleri 1st plural zembilimiz zembillerimiz 2nd plural zembiliniz zembilleriniz 3rd plural zembilleri zembilleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular zembilimi zembillerimi 2nd singular zembilini zembillerini 3rd singular zembilini zembillerini 1st plural zembilimizi zembillerimizi 2nd plural zembilinizi zembillerinizi 3rd plural zembillerini zembillerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular zembilime zembillerime 2nd singular zembiline zembillerine 3rd singular zembiline zembillerine 1st plural zembilimize zembillerimize 2nd plural zembilinize zembillerinize 3rd plural zembillerine zembillerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular zembilimde zembillerimde 2nd singular zembilinde zembillerinde 3rd singular zembilinde zembillerinde 1st plural zembilimizde zembillerimizde 2nd plural zembilinizde zembillerinizde 3rd plural zembillerinde zembillerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular zembilimden zembillerimden 2nd singular zembilinden zembillerinden 3rd singular zembilinden zembillerinden 1st plural zembilimizden zembillerimizden 2nd plural zembilinizden zembillerinizden 3rd plural zembillerinden zembillerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular zembilimin zembillerimin 2nd singular zembilinin zembillerinin 3rd singular zembilinin zembillerinin 1st plural zembilimizin zembillerimizin 2nd plural zembilinizin zembillerinizin 3rd plural zembillerinin zembillerinin

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “zembil”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5452