جنين

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Etymology 1

Root
ج ن ن (j n n)
7 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

جَنِين (janīnm (plural أَجِنَّة (ʔajinna))

  1. embryo, foetus
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 53:32:
      هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنْشَأَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنْتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ
      huwa ʔaʕlamu bikum ʔiḏ ʔanšaʔakum mina l-ʔarḍi waʔiḏ ʔantum ʔajinnatun fī buṭūni ʔummahātikum
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  2. seed germ
Declension
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: جنين (janīn)
  • Azerbaijani: cənin
  • Malay: janin
  • Indonesian: janin
  • Persian: جنین
  • Ottoman Turkish: جنین (cenîn)

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 (jinīnf

  1. Jenin (a city in the West Bank, Palestine).
Declension

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒi.niːn/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Proper noun

جنين (jinīnf

  1. Jenin (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)