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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic زَانِي (zānī).
Pronunciation
Adjective
żieni (feminine singular żienja, plural żienja or żenjin)
- lewd, promiscuous, adulterous; (especially religion) given to or constituting sexual sin
2017 November 5, “Reċensjoni tal-ktieb “Il-prostituzzjoni f’Malta””, in Kullħadd, page 26:Prostituzzjoni tfisser ‘il-kummerċ fil-ħajja żienja għall-flus’ u dan ifisser li mhux kull mara żienja hija prostituta għaliex fejn m’hemmx l-għoti tal-flus, ir-rigal jew il-favur bi tpattija għal dan is-servizz, ma tistax tissejjaħ prostituzzjoni.- Prostitution means ‘dealing in a promiscuous lifestyle for money’, and this means that not every promiscuous woman is a prostitute because when there is no giving of money, gifts or favours in exchange for such service, this cannot be called prostitution.
- (nominalised) fornicator, adulterer