Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زعتر (zaʼter), from Arabic زَعْتَر (zaʕtar, “zaatar, wild thyme”), assumed to be from Aramaic צתרא (ṣaṯrā, ṣāṯrā).
Pronunciation
Noun
zahter (definite accusative zahteri, plural zahterler)
- zaatar, a particular herb of the species Origanum syriacum and the seasoning made thereof
- Synonym: kara kekik
Declension
Declension of zahter
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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zahter
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zahterler
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| definite accusative
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zahteri
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zahterleri
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| dative
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zahtere
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zahterlere
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| locative
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zahterde
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zahterlerde
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| ablative
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zahterden
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zahterlerden
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| genitive
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zahterin
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zahterlerin
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Possessive forms
| nominative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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zahterim
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zahterlerim
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| 2nd singular
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zahterin
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zahterlerin
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| 3rd singular
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zahteri
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zahterleri
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| 1st plural
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zahterimiz
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zahterlerimiz
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| 2nd plural
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zahteriniz
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zahterleriniz
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| 3rd plural
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zahterleri
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zahterleri
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| definite accusative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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zahterimi
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zahterlerimi
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| 2nd singular
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zahterini
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zahterlerini
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| 3rd singular
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zahterini
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zahterlerini
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| 1st plural
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zahterimizi
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zahterlerimizi
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| 2nd plural
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zahterinizi
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zahterlerinizi
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| 3rd plural
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zahterlerini
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zahterlerini
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| dative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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zahterime
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zahterlerime
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| 2nd singular
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zahterine
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zahterlerine
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| 3rd singular
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zahterine
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zahterlerine
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| 1st plural
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zahterimize
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zahterlerimize
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| 2nd plural
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zahterinize
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zahterlerinize
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| 3rd plural
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zahterlerine
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zahterlerine
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| locative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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zahterimde
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zahterlerimde
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| 2nd singular
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zahterinde
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zahterlerinde
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| 3rd singular
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zahterinde
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zahterlerinde
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| 1st plural
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zahterimizde
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zahterlerimizde
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| 2nd plural
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zahterinizde
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zahterlerinizde
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| 3rd plural
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zahterlerinde
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zahterlerinde
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| ablative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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zahterimden
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zahterlerimden
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| 2nd singular
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zahterinden
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zahterlerinden
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| 3rd singular
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zahterinden
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zahterlerinden
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| 1st plural
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zahterimizden
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zahterlerimizden
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| 2nd plural
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zahterinizden
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zahterlerinizden
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| 3rd plural
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zahterlerinden
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zahterlerinden
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| genitive
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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zahterimin
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zahterlerimin
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| 2nd singular
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zahterinin
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zahterlerinin
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| 3rd singular
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zahterinin
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zahterlerinin
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| 1st plural
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zahterimizin
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zahterlerimizin
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| 2nd plural
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zahterinizin
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zahterlerinizin
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| 3rd plural
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zahterlerinin
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zahterlerinin
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Further reading
- “zahter”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Alkayış, Fatih (2019), “zahter”, in Türkiye Türkçesinde bitki adları [Plant Names in Turkish of Turkey] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Hiperlink Yayınları, page 421
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “zater”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “zahter”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5427
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “zahter”, in Nişanyan Sözlük