ezgi

Turkish

Etymology

From Common Turkic *egzig. Cognate with Old Uyghur 𐽰𐽷𐽴𐽶𐽷 (egzig, “melody”). Compare also Mongolian эгшиг (egšig, “melody”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ez.ɡi/

Noun

ezgi (definite accusative ezgiyi, plural ezgiler)

1. melody

   Bu türkünün ezgisi ağırdır. ― The melody of this folk song is moving.

2. music, song, ballad

   Ezgilerinle donat sofrayı! ― Adorn our dinner with your songs!

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	ezgi
Definite accusative	ezgii
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ezgi	ezgiler
Definite accusative	ezgii	ezgileri
Dative	ezgie	ezgilere
Locative	ezgide	ezgilerde
Ablative	ezgiden	ezgilerden
Genitive	ezgiin	ezgilerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular ezgiim ezgilerim 2nd singular ezgiin ezgilerin 3rd singular ezgii ezgileri 1st plural ezgiimiz ezgilerimiz 2nd plural ezgiiniz ezgileriniz 3rd plural ezgileri ezgileri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular ezgiimi ezgilerimi 2nd singular ezgiini ezgilerini 3rd singular ezgiini ezgilerini 1st plural ezgiimizi ezgilerimizi 2nd plural ezgiinizi ezgilerinizi 3rd plural ezgilerini ezgilerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular ezgiime ezgilerime 2nd singular ezgiine ezgilerine 3rd singular ezgiine ezgilerine 1st plural ezgiimize ezgilerimize 2nd plural ezgiinize ezgilerinize 3rd plural ezgilerine ezgilerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular ezgiimde ezgilerimde 2nd singular ezgiinde ezgilerinde 3rd singular ezgiinde ezgilerinde 1st plural ezgiimizde ezgilerimizde 2nd plural ezgiinizde ezgilerinizde 3rd plural ezgilerinde ezgilerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular ezgiimden ezgilerimden 2nd singular ezgiinden ezgilerinden 3rd singular ezgiinden ezgilerinden 1st plural ezgiimizden ezgilerimizden 2nd plural ezgiinizden ezgilerinizden 3rd plural ezgilerinden ezgilerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular ezgiimin ezgilerimin 2nd singular ezgiinin ezgilerinin 3rd singular ezgiinin ezgilerinin 1st plural ezgiimizin ezgilerimizin 2nd plural ezgiinizin ezgilerinizin 3rd plural ezgilerinin ezgilerinin

Synonyms

• (melody): melodi
• (music): müzik

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ezgi”, in Nişanyan Sözlük