Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic جَزَاء (jazāʔ, punishment).

Noun

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جزا (ceza)

  1. recompense, reward, return, an equivalent returned for anything given or done
    Synonyms: بدل (bedel), مكافات (mukafat)
  2. punishment, castigation, a penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime
    Synonyms: عقوبت (ʿukubet), مجازات (mucazat)
  3. (logic, grammar) apodosis, the consequential clause in a conditional sentence

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: ceza
  • Armenian: ճէզա (čēza), ջա̈զա̈ (ǰäzä)

Further reading

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic جَزَاء (jazāʔ).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? jazā
Dari reading? jazā
Iranian reading? jazâ
Tajik reading? jazo

Noun

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Dari جزا
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷазо

جزا (jazâ)

  1. punishment