zift

See also: ZIFT

Albanian

Etymology

From zi.

Noun

zift m

1. tar

   Synonyms: serë, bitum

Declension

Declension of zift

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	zift	zifti
accusative		ziftin
dative/ablative	zifti	ziftit

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

zift

1. inflection of ziften:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زفت (zift, “pitch, tar”), from Arabic زِفْت (zift, “pitch, tar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzift/

Noun

zift (definite accusative zifti, plural ziftler)

1. (geology) pitch, a dark and viscous material still remaining after distilling crude oil or natural tar

   Synonym: karasakız

Declension

Declension of zift

singular plural nominative zift ziftler definite accusative zifti ziftleri dative zifte ziftlere locative ziftte ziftlerde ablative ziftten ziftlerden genitive ziftin ziftlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular ziftim ziftlerim 2nd singular ziftin ziftlerin 3rd singular zifti ziftleri 1st plural ziftimiz ziftlerimiz 2nd plural ziftiniz ziftleriniz 3rd plural ziftleri ziftleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular ziftimi ziftlerimi 2nd singular ziftini ziftlerini 3rd singular ziftini ziftlerini 1st plural ziftimizi ziftlerimizi 2nd plural ziftinizi ziftlerinizi 3rd plural ziftlerini ziftlerini dative singular plural 1st singular ziftime ziftlerime 2nd singular ziftine ziftlerine 3rd singular ziftine ziftlerine 1st plural ziftimize ziftlerimize 2nd plural ziftinize ziftlerinize 3rd plural ziftlerine ziftlerine locative singular plural 1st singular ziftimde ziftlerimde 2nd singular ziftinde ziftlerinde 3rd singular ziftinde ziftlerinde 1st plural ziftimizde ziftlerimizde 2nd plural ziftinizde ziftlerinizde 3rd plural ziftlerinde ziftlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular ziftimden ziftlerimden 2nd singular ziftinden ziftlerinden 3rd singular ziftinden ziftlerinden 1st plural ziftimizden ziftlerimizden 2nd plural ziftinizden ziftlerinizden 3rd plural ziftlerinden ziftlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular ziftimin ziftlerimin 2nd singular ziftinin ziftlerinin 3rd singular ziftinin ziftlerinin 1st plural ziftimizin ziftlerimizin 2nd plural ziftinizin ziftlerinizin 3rd plural ziftlerinin ziftlerinin

Derived terms

• zift gibi
• ziftlemek
• ziftlenmek

idiomatic uses of "zift"

• ziftin pekini yesin

Further reading

• “zift”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “zift”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “zift”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5482
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “zift”, in Nişanyan Sözlük