zuri

See also: Zuri, Züri, žüri, žuri, and zuří

Basque

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /s̻uɾi/, [s̻u.ɾi]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Basque *zuri, perhaps from *zur (“wood”) +‎ *-i.[1]

Adjective

zuri (comparative zuriago, superlative zurien, excessive zuriegi)

  1. white
  2. white (of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin)
  3. bright
  4. false, hypocrite
  5. lazy, loafing
Declension
Declension of zuri (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive zuri zuria zuriak
ergative zurik zuriak zuriek
dative zuriri zuriari zuriei
genitive zuriren zuriaren zurien
comitative zurirekin zuriarekin zuriekin
causative zurirengatik zuriarengatik zuriengatik
benefactive zurirentzat zuriarentzat zurientzat
instrumental zuriz zuriaz zuriez
inessive anim. zurirengan zuriarengan zuriengan
inanim. zuritan zurian zurietan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. zuritako zuriko zurietako
allative anim. zurirengana zuriarengana zuriengana
inanim. zuritara zurira zurietara
terminative anim. zurirenganaino zuriarenganaino zurienganaino
inanim. zuritaraino zuriraino zurietaraino
directive anim. zurirenganantz zuriarenganantz zurienganantz
inanim. zuritarantz zurirantz zurietarantz
destinative anim. zurirenganako zuriarenganako zurienganako
inanim. zuritarako zurirako zurietarako
ablative anim. zurirengandik zuriarengandik zuriengandik
inanim. zuritatik zuritik zurietatik
partitive zuririk — —
prolative zuritzat — —

Noun

zuri inan or anim

  1. (inanimate) white
  2. (animate) a white person
  3. (animate) a lazy person, a loafer
  4. (inanimate, music) minim
  5. (inanimate) white wine
    Synonym: ardo zuri
Declension
Declension of zuri (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive zuri zuria zuriak
ergative zurik zuriak zuriek
dative zuriri zuriari zuriei
genitive zuriren zuriaren zurien
comitative zurirekin zuriarekin zuriekin
causative zurirengatik zuriarengatik zuriengatik
benefactive zurirentzat zuriarentzat zurientzat
instrumental zuriz zuriaz zuriez
inessive anim. zurirengan zuriarengan zuriengan
inanim. zuritan zurian zurietan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. zuritako zuriko zurietako
allative anim. zurirengana zuriarengana zuriengana
inanim. zuritara zurira zurietara
terminative anim. zurirenganaino zuriarenganaino zurienganaino
inanim. zuritaraino zuriraino zurietaraino
directive anim. zurirenganantz zuriarenganantz zurienganantz
inanim. zuritarantz zurirantz zurietarantz
destinative anim. zurirenganako zuriarenganako zurienganako
inanim. zuritarako zurirako zurietarako
ablative anim. zurirengandik zuriarengandik zuriengandik
inanim. zuritatik zuritik zurietatik
partitive zuririk — —
prolative zuritzat — —

Derived terms
  • zuri-beltzeko (“black-and-white”)
  • zuri-gorri (“red and white, related to Athletic Bilbao”)
  • zuri-urdin (“white and blue, related to Real Sociedad”)
  • zuriak eta beltzak aditu (“to read someone the riot act”)
  • zuriberri (“plastering”)
  • zuriberri (“plastering”)
  • zuriberritu (“to plaster”)
  • zuribide (“excuse”)
  • zurigailu (“peeler”)
  • zurigarri (“excuse”)
  • zurikail (“pale”)
  • zurikaildu (“to pale”)
  • zurikatu (“to flatter”)
  • zurikatx (“tree heath”)
  • zurikatzaile (“flatterer”)
  • zurikeria (“deceit”)
  • zuriketa (“whitening”)
  • zuriketari (“flatterer”)
  • zurikin (“husk”)
  • zurimenta (“white clothing”)
  • zurin
  • zuringo (“egg white”)
  • zuringotu (“to roll the eyes”)
  • Zuriñe
  • zuritasun (“whiteness”)
  • zuritzaile (“whitener”)
  • zuriune (“blank space”)
  • zurixka (“whitish”)
  • zurixkatu (“to whiten”)
  • zurizta (“whitish”)

See also
Colors in Basque · koloreak (layout · text)
     zuri      gris      beltz
             gorri              laranja; marroi              hori
                          berde             
                          oztin              urdin
             ubel              more              arrosa

Pronoun

zuri

  1. dative of zu (to you)

Noun

zuri

  1. dative indefinite of zur

References
  1. “zuri” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading
  • "zuri" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “zuri” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

zuri (Cyrillic spelling зури)

  1. inflection of zuriti:
    1. third-person singular present
    2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Adjective

-zuri (declinable)

  1. good, kind
    Antonym: -baya
  2. nice
  3. pretty, beautiful
Declension
Inflected forms of -zuri
Noun class singular plural
m-wa class(I/II) mzuri
m-mi class(III/IV) mzuri mizuri
ji-ma class(V/VI) zuri mazuri
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) kizuri vizuri
n class(IX/X) nzuri nzuri
u class(XI) mzuri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI) pazuri
ku class(XVII) kuzuri
mu class(XVIII) muzuri
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic زُور (zūr).

Noun

zuri (n class, plural zuri)

  1. (rare) perjury, false testimony
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