zifir

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish زفر (zifir), زفیر (zifir), from Arabic ذَفِر (ḏafir).

Noun

zifir (definite accusative zifiri, plural zifirler)

1. dark – only used in conjunction with karanlık (darkness), as in zifiri karanlık

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	zifir
Definite accusative	zifiri
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zifir	zifirler
Definite accusative	zifiri	zifirleri
Dative	zifire	zifirlere
Locative	zifirde	zifirlerde
Ablative	zifirden	zifirlerden
Genitive	zifirin	zifirlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular zifirim zifirlerim 2nd singular zifirin zifirlerin 3rd singular zifiri zifirleri 1st plural zifirimiz zifirlerimiz 2nd plural zifiriniz zifirleriniz 3rd plural zifirleri zifirleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular zifirimi zifirlerimi 2nd singular zifirini zifirlerini 3rd singular zifirini zifirlerini 1st plural zifirimizi zifirlerimizi 2nd plural zifirinizi zifirlerinizi 3rd plural zifirlerini zifirlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular zifirime zifirlerime 2nd singular zifirine zifirlerine 3rd singular zifirine zifirlerine 1st plural zifirimize zifirlerimize 2nd plural zifirinize zifirlerinize 3rd plural zifirlerine zifirlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular zifirimde zifirlerimde 2nd singular zifirinde zifirlerinde 3rd singular zifirinde zifirlerinde 1st plural zifirimizde zifirlerimizde 2nd plural zifirinizde zifirlerinizde 3rd plural zifirlerinde zifirlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular zifirimden zifirlerimden 2nd singular zifirinden zifirlerinden 3rd singular zifirinden zifirlerinden 1st plural zifirimizden zifirlerimizden 2nd plural zifirinizden zifirlerinizden 3rd plural zifirlerinden zifirlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular zifirimin zifirlerimin 2nd singular zifirinin zifirlerinin 3rd singular zifirinin zifirlerinin 1st plural zifirimizin zifirlerimizin 2nd plural zifirinizin zifirlerinizin 3rd plural zifirlerinin zifirlerinin

Further reading

• “zifir”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “zifir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük