zindan

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian зинда́н (zindán), from Classical Persian زِنْدَان (zindān). === Noun === zindan (plural zindans) (Russia) an improvised prison cell consisting of a hole in the ground covered with a metal grille or grate. ==== Translations ==== == Azerbaijani == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [zinˈdɑn] === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Classical Persian زِنْدَان (zindān). ==== Noun ==== zindan (definite accusative zindanı, plural zindanlar) dungeon, prison Synonyms: həbsxana, dustaqxana, türmə, qazamat, həbs, (slang) içəri ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Classical Persian سِنْدَان (sindān). For the initial voicing of /s/, see Azerbaijani zəngin. ==== Noun ==== zindan (definite accusative zindanı, plural zindanlar) anvil (block used in blacksmithing) çəkiclə zindan arasında ― between the hammer and the anvil ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “zindan”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎[1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 4, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, pages 676-677 == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Persian زِنْدَان (zindān). === Noun === zindan dungeon Synonym: mabushane ==== Declension ==== === References === “zindan”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian) == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زندان (zından, zindan), from Classical Persian زِنْدَان (zindān). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: zin‧dan === Noun === zindan (definite accusative zindanı, plural zindanlar) dungeon ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “zindan”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı