басмач

Russian

Etymology

A back-formation from Uzbek bosmachi, from bosma (“raid”) + the agent suffix -chi. It was conceived as a plural form by Russian and the final vowel was dropped to create a singular form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɐsˈmat͡ɕ]

Noun

басма́ч • (basmáč) m anim (genitive басмача́, nominative plural басмачи́, genitive plural басмаче́й)

  1. mujahid (a Muslim engaging in jihad, Central Asia during 1917–26)
  2. Basmachi (Muslim anti-Bolshevik fighter in Central Asia during 1917-26)
  3. (humorous, endearing) a term of endearment, commonly used in reference to young people

Declension
Declension of басма́ч (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative басма́ч
basmáč		 басмачи́
basmačí
genitive басмача́
basmačá		 басмаче́й
basmačéj
dative басмачу́
basmačú		 басмача́м
basmačám
accusative басмача́
basmačá		 басмаче́й
basmačéj
instrumental басмачо́м
basmačóm		 басмача́ми
basmačámi
prepositional басмаче́
basmačé		 басмача́х
basmačáx
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