جناية

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Arabic

Noun

جِنَايَة (jināyaf (plural جِنَايَات (jināyāt) or جَنَايَا (janāyā))

  1. verbal noun of جَنَى (janā) (form I)
  2. (criminal law) a felony
    اَلنِّكَايَةُ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْجِنَايَة
    an-nikāyatu ʕalā qadri al-jināya
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Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: cinayət
  • Indonesian: jinayah
  • Malay: jenayah
  • Ottoman Turkish: جنایت (cināyet)
    > Turkish: cinayet (inherited)
  • Uyghur: جىنايەت (jinayet)
  • Uzbek: jinoyat

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جِنَايَة (jināya). Cognate with Persian جنایت (jenâyat, crime).

Pronunciation

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪˈnɑːjə/, (construct state) /d͡ʒɪˈnɑːjət/

Noun

جِناية (jināyaf (dual جِنايْتين (jināytēn), plural جِنايات (jināyāt))

  1. a felony (as opposed to a misdemeanor)
  2. crime