zengin

Zengin is a Turkish adjective meaning rich or wealthy. It describes people, households, or resources with substantial wealth or abundance, and it can apply to non-material domains as well, such as culture or experience, for example zengin kaynaklar (rich resources) or zengin bir kültür (a rich culture).

The word forms into related nouns and verbs. Zenginlik means wealth or richness. Zenginleşmek means to become rich, and zenginleştirmek means to enrich. Zenginleşme denotes enrichment or the process of becoming richer.

In usage, zengin typically precedes the noun in attributive position, as in zengin bir aile (a wealthy family) or zengin insanlar (wealthy people). It can also function in predicative position with the copula, such as O zengindir (He is rich).

Zengin is also used as a surname in Turkish-speaking regions, where it conveys the sense of wealth as part of a family name. Like other Turkish adjectives, its meaning is closely tied to social and economic context and it appears in everyday speech, media, and literature to indicate affluence or abundance.

Related terms include fakir (poor), zenginlik (wealth), and zenginleşme (enrichment). The word is a common part of Turkish vocabulary for discussing wealth, resources, and abundance in both concrete and figurative senses.