zimmet

See also: Zimmet

Kavalan

Noun

zimmet

  1. glutinous rice; sticky rice

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ذمت (zimmet), from Arabic ذِمَّة (ḏimma).

Noun

zimmet (definite accusative zimmeti, plural zimmetler)

  1. debt
  2. duty, obligation, responsibility
  3. (historical) The duty and tribute owed by a non-Muslim subject of the Ottoman Empire.

Declension

Declension of zimmet
singular plural
nominative zimmet zimmetler
definite accusative zimmeti zimmetleri
dative zimmete zimmetlere
locative zimmette zimmetlerde
ablative zimmetten zimmetlerden
genitive zimmetin zimmetlerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular zimmetim zimmetlerim
2nd singular zimmetin zimmetlerin
3rd singular zimmeti zimmetleri
1st plural zimmetimiz zimmetlerimiz
2nd plural zimmetiniz zimmetleriniz
3rd plural zimmetleri zimmetleri
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular zimmetimi zimmetlerimi
2nd singular zimmetini zimmetlerini
3rd singular zimmetini zimmetlerini
1st plural zimmetimizi zimmetlerimizi
2nd plural zimmetinizi zimmetlerinizi
3rd plural zimmetlerini zimmetlerini
dative
singular plural
1st singular zimmetime zimmetlerime
2nd singular zimmetine zimmetlerine
3rd singular zimmetine zimmetlerine
1st plural zimmetimize zimmetlerimize
2nd plural zimmetinize zimmetlerinize
3rd plural zimmetlerine zimmetlerine
locative
singular plural
1st singular zimmetimde zimmetlerimde
2nd singular zimmetinde zimmetlerinde
3rd singular zimmetinde zimmetlerinde
1st plural zimmetimizde zimmetlerimizde
2nd plural zimmetinizde zimmetlerinizde
3rd plural zimmetlerinde zimmetlerinde
ablative
singular plural
1st singular zimmetimden zimmetlerimden
2nd singular zimmetinden zimmetlerinden
3rd singular zimmetinden zimmetlerinden
1st plural zimmetimizden zimmetlerimizden
2nd plural zimmetinizden zimmetlerinizden
3rd plural zimmetlerinden zimmetlerinden
genitive
singular plural
1st singular zimmetimin zimmetlerimin
2nd singular zimmetinin zimmetlerinin
3rd singular zimmetinin zimmetlerinin
1st plural zimmetimizin zimmetlerimizin
2nd plural zimmetinizin zimmetlerinizin
3rd plural zimmetlerinin zimmetlerinin

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “zimmet”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911), “ذمت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 605b
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ذمت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 949a