جنين
See also: جنین, چنین, حنئن, and حنين
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ج ن ن (j-n-n).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.niːn/
Noun
جَنِين • (janīn) m (plural أَجِنَّة (ʾajinna))
- embryo, foetus
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 53:32:
- هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنْشَأَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنْتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ
- huwa ʾaʿlamu bikum ʾiḏ ʾanšaʾakum mina l-ʾarḍi waʾiḏ ʾantum ʾajinnatun fī buṭūni ʾummahātikum
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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- seed germ
Declension
Declension of noun جَنِين (janīn)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جَنِين janīn | الْجَنِين al-janīn | جَنِين janīn |
| Nominative | جَنِينٌ janīnun | الْجَنِينُ al-janīnu | جَنِينُ janīnu |
| Accusative | جَنِينًا janīnan | الْجَنِينَ al-janīna | جَنِينَ janīna |
| Genitive | جَنِينٍ janīnin | الْجَنِينِ al-janīni | جَنِينِ janīni |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | جَنِينَيْن janīnayn | الْجَنِينَيْن al-janīnayn | جَنِينَيْ janīnay |
| Nominative | جَنِينَانِ janīnāni | الْجَنِينَانِ al-janīnāni | جَنِينَا janīnā |
| Accusative | جَنِينَيْنِ janīnayni | الْجَنِينَيْنِ al-janīnayni | جَنِينَيْ janīnay |
| Genitive | جَنِينَيْنِ janīnayni | الْجَنِينَيْنِ al-janīnayni | جَنِينَيْ janīnay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَجِنَّة ʾajinna | الْأَجِنَّة al-ʾajinna | أَجِنَّة ʾajinnat |
| Nominative | أَجِنَّةٌ ʾajinnatun | الْأَجِنَّةُ al-ʾajinnatu | أَجِنَّةُ ʾajinnatu |
| Accusative | أَجِنَّةً ʾajinnatan | الْأَجِنَّةَ al-ʾajinnata | أَجِنَّةَ ʾajinnata |
| Genitive | أَجِنَّةٍ ʾajinnatin | الْأَجِنَّةِ al-ʾajinnati | أَجِنَّةِ ʾajinnati |
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: جنين (janīn)
- → Indonesian: janin
Etymology 2
Grammatically belongs to the root ج ن ن (j-n-n).(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
جِنِين • (jinīn) f
- Jenin (a city in the West Bank, Palestine).
Declension
Declension of noun جِنِين (jinīn)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | جِنِين jinīn | — |
| Nominative | — | جِنِينُ jinīnu | — |
| Accusative | — | جِنِينَ jinīna | — |
| Genitive | — | جِنِينَ jinīna | — |
South Levantine Arabic
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Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒi.niːn/, [ʒɪˈniːn]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Proper noun
جنين • (jinīn) f
- Jenin (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)