زناء
Arabic
Etymology
From زَنَى (zanā, “to commit adultery”).
Noun
زِنَاء • (zināʾ) m
- verbal noun of زَنَى (zanā) (form I)
- adultery, fornication
Declension
Declension of noun زِنَاء (zināʾ)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | زِنَاء zināʾ | الزِّنَاء az-zināʾ | زِنَاء zināʾ |
Nominative | زِنَاءٌ zināʾun | الزِّنَاءُ az-zināʾu | زِنَاءُ zināʾu |
Accusative | زِنَاءً zināʾan | الزِّنَاءَ az-zināʾa | زِنَاءَ zināʾa |
Genitive | زِنَاءٍ zināʾin | الزِّنَاءِ az-zināʾi | زِنَاءِ zināʾi |
Alternative forms
- زِنًا (zinan)
Synonyms
- زِنًى (zinan)
Related terms
- زَانٍ (zānin)
- زَانِيَة (zāniya)
- زَنَى (zanā)
Descendants
- Afar: dina
- Maltese: żina
- Turkish: zina
- Azerbaijani: zina
- → Swahili: zinaa
- Turkmen: zina
Persian
Alternative forms
- زنا (zenâ)
Etymology
From Arabic زِنَاء (zināʾ).
Noun
Dari | زناء |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | зино (zino) |
زناء • (zenâ')
- fornicating, committing fornication
- adultery
- fornication
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “زناء”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul