Zangi

English

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Etymology

Quoting Clifford Edmund Bosworth, "the origin of the name Zangī is unclear; an obvious meaning would be 'black African' [from Persian زنگی (zangi)], possibly relating to a swarthy complexion, but this would be unusual for a Turk".[1] Another theory considers the meaning "protector of cattle", compare 19th century Kirg. Zeñ-baba "protector spirit of cows".[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzæŋɡiː/

Proper noun

Zangi

  1. ʿImād ad-Dīn Zangī (d. 541/1146), Turkmen founder of the Zangid dynasty which ruled northern Iraq and Syria between the 12th and 13th centuries.

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Adjective

Zangi (comparative more Zangi, superlative most Zangi)

  1. Synonym of Zangid

Noun

Zangi (plural Zangis)

  1. Synonym of Zangid

References
  1. C. E. Bosworth (2019) New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, page 191
  2. Onomasticon Turcicum, (Can we date this quote?), page 833

French

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Proper noun

Zangi m

  1. Zangi

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