"Zanj" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic زَنْج (zanj, “The East African coastlands”), from Persian زنگ (zang, “East Africa”) or its Middle Persian etymon; see the Persian entry for more. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ar|زَنْج||The East African coastlands}} Borrowed from Arabic زَنْج (zanj, “The East African coastlands”), {{der|en|fa|زنگ|t=East Africa|tr=zang}} Persian زنگ (zang, “East Africa”), {{der|en|pal|-}} Middle Persian Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Zanj
  1. (obsolete) A certain portion of the coast of East Africa. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-Zanj-en-name-NgwOO34L

Noun

Forms: Zanjs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic زَنْج (zanj, “The East African coastlands”), from Persian زنگ (zang, “East Africa”) or its Middle Persian etymon; see the Persian entry for more. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ar|زَنْج||The East African coastlands}} Borrowed from Arabic زَنْج (zanj, “The East African coastlands”), {{der|en|fa|زنگ|t=East Africa|tr=zang}} Persian زنگ (zang, “East Africa”), {{der|en|pal|-}} Middle Persian Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} Zanj (plural Zanjs)
  1. (obsolete) One of the Bantu-speaking inhabitants of this part of East Africa. Tags: obsolete Related terms: Zanzibar
    Sense id: en-Zanj-en-noun-oaQp7ZeE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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