"dey" meaning in French

See dey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɛj/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-dey.wav Forms: deys [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Algerian Arabic داي, from Ottoman Turkish دایی (modern Turkish dayı). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|arq|داي}} Borrowed from Algerian Arabic داي, {{der|fr|ota|دایی}} Ottoman Turkish دایی, {{cog|tr|dayı}} Turkish dayı Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} dey m (plural deys)
  1. dey (ruler of the Regency of Algiers) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dey-fr-noun-t2W19ZqB Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "2": "arq",
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "ota",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "dayı"
      },
      "expansion": "Turkish dayı",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "deys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "m"
      },
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      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
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        ],
        [
          "Regency of Algiers",
          "w:Regency of Algiers"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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    },
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    "Pages with entries",
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ota",
        "3": "دایی"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish دایی",
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    },
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        "2": "dayı"
      },
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    }
  ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
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        "French countable nouns",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French lemmas",
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        "French nouns",
        "French terms borrowed from Algerian Arabic",
        "French terms derived from Algerian Arabic",
        "French terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "Regency of Algiers",
          "w:Regency of Algiers"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɛj/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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