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zi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zi"

Albanian

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Etymology

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Contraction of *zëi, from Proto-Albanian *džedi, from earlier *džedíja, from *gʷedijos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷewH- (“to defile”) (compare Dutch kwaad (“angry, evil”), Serbo-Croatian gȁd (“loathing, nausea”)).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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i zi (feminine e zezë, masculine plural të zinj, feminine plural të zeza)

  1. black

Antonyms

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Colors in Albanian · ngjyra (layout · text)
     bardhë      gri, hirtë      zi
             kuqe; skuqem              portokalle; bojë kafe              verdhë; krem; lylc
                          gjelbër; blertë             
             cijan, kaltër              kaltër              blu
             vjollcë; llullaq              magentë; purpurtë              rozë; trëndafil

Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻i/ [s̻i]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺i/ [s̺i]

  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: zi

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Basque *zinV.

Noun

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zi inan

  1. (Northern) acorn
    Synonym: ezkur
Declension
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Declension of zi (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive zi zia ziak
ergative zik ziak ziek
dative ziri ziari ziei
genitive ziren ziaren zien
comitative zirekin ziarekin ziekin
causative zirengatik ziarengatik ziengatik
benefactive zirentzat ziarentzat zientzat
instrumental ziz ziaz ziez
inessive zitan zian zietan
locative zitako ziko zietako
allative zitara zira zietara
terminative zitaraino ziraino zietaraino
directive zitarantz zirantz zietarantz
destinative zitarako zirako zietarako
ablative zitatik zitik zietatik
partitive zirik — —
prolative zitzat — —

Etymology 2

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Noun

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zi inan

  1. (Biscayan) Alternative form of ihi (“reed”)

Further reading

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  • “zi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “zi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Cimbrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German si(e), from Old High German siu, from Proto-Germanic *sī, nominative singular feminine of *iz. Cognate with German sie, Dutch zij, Gothic 𐍃𐌹 (si).

Pronoun

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zi

  1. (Sette Comuni) she, her

Inflection

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Cimbrian personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative
1st person singular ich mich miar
2nd person singular familiar du dich diar
polite iart ach òich
3rd person singular m èar, ar in, en iime
f zi, ze iar
n es, is es, 's iime
1st person plural bar,
bandare		 zich izàndarn
2nd person plural iart,
iartàndare, artàndare		 òich, ach ogàndarn
3rd person plural ze, zòi,
zandare		 zich innàndarn

References

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  • “zi” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Ewe

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Noun

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zi

  1. deer

Haeke

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

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zi

  1. louse

References

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  • Jim Hollyman,K. J. Hollyman, Études sur les langues du Nord de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, page 52, 1999

Hausa

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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zî m (possessed form zîn)

  1. (card games) diamonds

Japanese

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Romanization

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zi

  1. The katakana syllable ズィ (zi) in Hepburn-like romanization.
  2. (dated) Rōmaji transcription of じ
  3. (dated) Rōmaji transcription of ジ

Kwama

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Noun

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zi

  1. eye
  2. life
  3. seed
  4. grain

References

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  • Goldberg, Justin, Asadik, Habte, Bekama, Jiregna, Mengistu, Mulat (2016) Gwama – English Dictionary‎[1], SIL International

Mandarin

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Romanization

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zi (zi5／zi0, Zhuyin ˙ㄗ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 子

zi

  1. Nonstandard spelling of zī.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of zí.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of zǐ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of zì.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle Dutch

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Verb

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zi

  1. Alternative spelling of si; first/third-person singular present subjunctive of wēsen

Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzi/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Classical Latin diēs (“day”), back-formed from the accusative diem (whose vowel e was once long), from Proto-Italic *djēm, the accusative of *djous, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“heaven, sky”). Compare Spanish día, archaic Italian dì, archaic French di.

Noun

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zi f (plural zile)

  1. day
    Antonym: noapte
Declension
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singular plural
+ indefinite article + definite article + indefinite article + definite article
nominative/accusative (o) zi ziua (niște) zile zilele
genitive/dative (unei) zile zilei (unor) zile zilelor
vocative ziuo zilelor
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Forms of zice.

Verb

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zi

  1. second-person singular imperative of zice

Sassarese

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Alternative forms

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  • z' (apocopic, before a vowel)

Etymology

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Akin to Italian ci, see there for more.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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zi

  1. (accusative) us
    Babbu zi portha a Sàssari
    Dad is taking us to Sassari
    • c. 19th century, anonymous author, “[untitled song]”, in Giovanni Spano, editor, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese‎[2], volume 1 (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Cagliari, published 1873, song 24, page 107:
      Alburea, Alburea
      E li so’ suldaddi
      z’hani libaraddi
      Arborea, Arborea and its soldiers have freed us
    • 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Primabéra [Spring]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others] (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 13:
      l’antigga primabéra, più cruderi
      di tutti l’isthasgioni
      acchì zi torra a vidda e poi z’ammazza.
      Ancient Spring, [the] cruelest of all seasons, for it takes us back to life, and then kills us.
  2. (dative) to us
    Li dozzi no zi piàzini.
    We don't like sweets.
    (literally, “The sweets are not pleasant to us.”)
    • 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Siparazioni [Separation]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others] (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 65:
      […] E lu chi zi paria
      incridìbiri, aiallu! […]
      And that which to us had seemed unbelievable, there it is!

Adverb

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zi

  1. Synonym of vi (“here, there”)
    • c. 19th century, anonymous author, “[untitled song]”, in Giovanni Spano, editor, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese‎[3], volume 1 (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Cagliari, published 1873, song 35, page 124:
      Lu soli di Sant’Anna
      Veni a lu me’ balconi,
      Viniddinni lu me’ fiori
      Abali chi no z’è mamma.
      St. Anne's sun comes to my balcony; come to my flower, now that mom isn't here.

References

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  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Sumerian

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Romanization

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zi

  1. Romanization of 𒍣 (zi)

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English zee, the English name of the letter Z/z.

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Noun

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zi (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒ)

  1. the name of the Latin-script letter Z/z, in the Filipino alphabet
    Synonym: (in the Abecedario) zeta

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Further reading

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  • “zi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tarifit

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Preposition

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zi (Tifinagh spelling ⵣⵉ)

  1. movement marker
    1. expresses movement from a point of origin: from
      yus-d zi Fas
      He came from Fez.

Usage notes

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When the preposition zi is followed by a vowel it will take the form zeg.

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