جنيه
See also: جنية
Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from English guinea; historically, a guinea was worth one pound and one shilling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒu.najh/
- (Egypt) IPA(key): /ɡu.neːh/
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Noun
جُنَيْه • (junayh) m (plural جُنَيْهَات (junayhāt))
- pound (unit of currency)
Usage notes
Most currencies called pound in English are known as جنيه in Arabic, including the pound sterling and the Egyptian pound; however, the Lebanese pound and Syrian pound are called لِيرَة (līra, “lira”) in Arabic.
Declension
Declension of noun جُنَيْه (junayh)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جُنَيْه junayh | الْجُنَيْه al-junayh | جُنَيْه junayh |
| Nominative | جُنَيْهٌ junayhun | الْجُنَيْهُ al-junayhu | جُنَيْهُ junayhu |
| Accusative | جُنَيْهًا junayhan | الْجُنَيْهَ al-junayha | جُنَيْهَ junayha |
| Genitive | جُنَيْهٍ junayhin | الْجُنَيْهِ al-junayhi | جُنَيْهِ junayhi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | جُنَيْهَيْن junayhayn | الْجُنَيْهَيْن al-junayhayn | جُنَيْهَيْ junayhay |
| Nominative | جُنَيْهَانِ junayhāni | الْجُنَيْهَانِ al-junayhāni | جُنَيْهَا junayhā |
| Accusative | جُنَيْهَيْنِ junayhayni | الْجُنَيْهَيْنِ al-junayhayni | جُنَيْهَيْ junayhay |
| Genitive | جُنَيْهَيْنِ junayhayni | الْجُنَيْهَيْنِ al-junayhayni | جُنَيْهَيْ junayhay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جُنَيْهَات junayhāt | الْجُنَيْهَات al-junayhāt | جُنَيْهَات junayhāt |
| Nominative | جُنَيْهَاتٌ junayhātun | الْجُنَيْهَاتُ al-junayhātu | جُنَيْهَاتُ junayhātu |
| Accusative | جُنَيْهَاتٍ junayhātin | الْجُنَيْهَاتِ al-junayhāti | جُنَيْهَاتِ junayhāti |
| Genitive | جُنَيْهَاتٍ junayhātin | الْجُنَيْهَاتِ al-junayhāti | جُنَيْهَاتِ junayhāti |