izi

See also: Izi, -izi, and izi-

Translingual

Symbol

izi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Izi-Ezaa-Ikwo-Mgbo.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Izi-Ezaa-Ikwo-Mgbo terms

Kabyle

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /izi/

Noun

izi m (plural izan, feminine equivalent tizit)

1. fly

Inflection

Inflection of izi

	singular	plural
free state	izi	izan
annexed state	yizi	yizan

References

• Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal‎^[1], retrieved 2025
• Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France

Ladino

Verb

izi

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of azer

Ma'di

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ízí]
• Hyphenation: i‧zi

Noun

ị́zị́ (plural ũkú or ũkúnzi)

1. woman

References

• Mairi Blackings; Nigel Fabb (2003), A Grammar of Ma'di, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 651

Nzadi

Noun

izí (plural azí)

1. older sibling

Coordinate terms

• okwâ

Further reading

• Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011), A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

Salar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [izi]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *īŕ. Cognate with Turkish iz.

Noun

izi

1. imprint, trace

References

• Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “izi”, in 米娜瓦尔·艾比布拉 [Minavar Abibra], editor, 撒维汉词典 [Sā-Wéi-Hàn cídiǎn, Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 144

Etymology 2

From iz (“self”), from Proto-Turkic *ȫŕ.

Pronoun

izi

1. himself, herself, itself

References

• Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “izi”, in 米娜瓦尔·艾比布拉 [Minavar Abibra], editor, 撒维汉词典 [Sā-Wéi-Hàn cídiǎn, Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 144
• 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985), “izi”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[2], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 95

Senhaja de Srair

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /izi/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Noun

izi m (plural izan, feminine equivalent tizit, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵣⵉ)

1. fly (insect)

Declension

Inflection of izi

	singular	plural
free state	izi	izan
annexed state	izi	izan

Derived terms

• izi n laxira (“gadfly”, literally “fly of the afterlife”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

izi m (plural izyawen, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵣⵉ)

1. Taghzut form of iẓi: gall bladder

Declension

Inflection of izi

	singular	plural
free state	izi	izyawen
annexed state	izi	izyawen

References

• Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary‎^[3], retrieved 2025
• Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎^[4], Paris, France: HAL

Sumerian

Romanization

izi

1. romanization of 𒉈 (izi)

Tarifit

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

izi m (plural izan, feminine equivalent tizit, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵣⵉ)

1. fly

Declension

Inflection of izi

	singular	plural
free state	izi	izan
annexed state	yizi	yizan

Turkish

Noun

izi

1. inflection of iz:
   1. definite accusative singular
   2. third-person singular possessive