зиндан

Azerbaijani

Noun

зиндан (definite accusative зинданы, plural зинданлар)

  1. Cyrillic spelling of zindan

Russian

зиндан

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زِندان (zendân) or Ottoman Turkish زندان (zindan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zʲɪnˈdan]

Noun

зинда́н • (zindán) m inan (genitive зинда́на, nominative plural зинда́ны, genitive plural зинда́нов)

  1. (usually Central Asia, Ottoman Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan or North Caucasus) (historical) zindan (an improvised cell consisting of a hole in the ground covered with a metal grille)
  2. (Chechnya, Ukraine) any improvised earth prison during the two Chechen wars, and during the Russo-Ukrainian War in the territories occupied by Russia.

Declension

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