zihgir

Turkish
Zihgir.

Alternative forms
  • zingir, zehgir

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زهكیر (zihgir, zehgir, “an archer's thumb stall”),[1] from Persian زهگیر (zehgir), from زه (zeh, “bowstring”) +‎ گیر (gir, “that which holds; block, obstacle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zihˈɟiɾ/
  • Hyphenation: zih‧gir

Noun

zihgir (definite accusative zihgiri, plural zihgirler)

  1. (archery) A special ring worn on the interphalangeal crease of the thumb to protect it while drawing the string of a bow; a thumb ring.
    Synonym: şast

Declension
Inflection
Nominative zihgir
Definite accusative zihgiri
Singular Plural
Nominative zihgir zihgirler
Definite accusative zihgiri zihgirleri
Dative zihgire zihgirlere
Locative zihgirde zihgirlerde
Ablative zihgirden zihgirlerden
Genitive zihgirin zihgirlerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular zihgirim zihgirlerim
2nd singular zihgirin zihgirlerin
3rd singular zihgiri zihgirleri
1st plural zihgirimiz zihgirlerimiz
2nd plural zihgiriniz zihgirleriniz
3rd plural zihgirleri zihgirleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular zihgirimi zihgirlerimi
2nd singular zihgirini zihgirlerini
3rd singular zihgirini zihgirlerini
1st plural zihgirimizi zihgirlerimizi
2nd plural zihgirinizi zihgirlerinizi
3rd plural zihgirlerini zihgirlerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular zihgirime zihgirlerime
2nd singular zihgirine zihgirlerine
3rd singular zihgirine zihgirlerine
1st plural zihgirimize zihgirlerimize
2nd plural zihgirinize zihgirlerinize
3rd plural zihgirlerine zihgirlerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular zihgirimde zihgirlerimde
2nd singular zihgirinde zihgirlerinde
3rd singular zihgirinde zihgirlerinde
1st plural zihgirimizde zihgirlerimizde
2nd plural zihgirinizde zihgirlerinizde
3rd plural zihgirlerinde zihgirlerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular zihgirimden zihgirlerimden
2nd singular zihgirinden zihgirlerinden
3rd singular zihgirinden zihgirlerinden
1st plural zihgirimizden zihgirlerimizden
2nd plural zihgirinizden zihgirlerinizden
3rd plural zihgirlerinden zihgirlerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular zihgirimin zihgirlerimin
2nd singular zihgirinin zihgirlerinin
3rd singular zihgirinin zihgirlerinin
1st plural zihgirimizin zihgirlerimizin
2nd plural zihgirinizin zihgirlerinizin
3rd plural zihgirlerinin zihgirlerinin

See also

References
  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “زه كیر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1020

Further reading
  • Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “zihgir”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5482
  • Ölmez, Filiz Nurhan, and Halit Özdamar. "Bir Yüzüğün Öyküsü: Zihgir." İdil Sanat ve Dil Dergisi (2017): 1555-1579.
  • İkibeş, Samet. "Savaş Tarihine Yön Veren Silah: Türk Kompozit Yayı ve Tamamlayıcı Unsurları." Journal of Universal History Studies 5.1: 32-50.
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