Probably from Classical Syriac ܓܸܢܣܵܐ (gensā), which is in turn probably from Ancient Greek γένος (génos), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os. Alternatively, but much less likely, from Latin genus from the same Indo-European etymon. For the word's meanings, compare with German Geschlecht (“race; genus; maleness or femaleness; grammatical gender”).
جِنْس • (jins) m (plural أَجْنَاس (ʔajnās))
Like their ideological counterparts in Europe and the Americas, Arabic-speaking liberal feminists and social constructionists depreciate the sense of "sexual identity" of جِنْس (jins), and instead, they opt for the semantically broader نَوْع (nawʕ) as the standard rendition of the English gender and reserve جِنْس (jins) for the meaning of "sexual activity".
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | جِنْس jins |
الْجِنْس al-jins |
جِنْس jins |
Nominative | جِنْسٌ jinsun |
الْجِنْسُ al-jinsu |
جِنْسُ jinsu |
Accusative | جِنْسًا jinsan |
الْجِنْسَ al-jinsa |
جِنْسَ jinsa |
Genitive | جِنْسٍ jinsin |
الْجِنْسِ al-jinsi |
جِنْسِ jinsi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | جِنْسَيْن jinsayn |
الْجِنْسَيْن al-jinsayn |
جِنْسَيْ jinsay |
Nominative | جِنْسَانِ jinsāni |
الْجِنْسَانِ al-jinsāni |
جِنْسَا jinsā |
Accusative | جِنْسَيْنِ jinsayni |
الْجِنْسَيْنِ al-jinsayni |
جِنْسَيْ jinsay |
Genitive | جِنْسَيْنِ jinsayni |
الْجِنْسَيْنِ al-jinsayni |
جِنْسَيْ jinsay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَجْنَاس ʔajnās |
الْأَجْنَاس al-ʔajnās |
أَجْنَاس ʔajnās |
Nominative | أَجْنَاسٌ ʔajnāsun |
الْأَجْنَاسُ al-ʔajnāsu |
أَجْنَاسُ ʔajnāsu |
Accusative | أَجْنَاسًا ʔajnāsan |
الْأَجْنَاسَ al-ʔajnāsa |
أَجْنَاسَ ʔajnāsa |
Genitive | أَجْنَاسٍ ʔajnāsin |
الْأَجْنَاسِ al-ʔajnāsi |
أَجْنَاسِ ʔajnāsi |
From the noun جِنْس (jins, “kind, sort”) and جِنْسِيَّة (jinsiyya, “nationality”).
جَنَّسَ • (jannasa) II (non-past يُجَنِّسُ (yujannisu), verbal noun تَجْنِيس (tajnīs))
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
تَجْنِيس tajnīs | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
مُجَنِّس mujannis | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مُجَنَّس mujannas | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | جَنَّسْتُ jannastu |
جَنَّسْتَ jannasta |
جَنَّسَ jannasa |
جَنَّسْتُمَا jannastumā |
جَنَّسَا jannasā |
جَنَّسْنَا jannasnā |
جَنَّسْتُمْ jannastum |
جَنَّسُوا jannasū | |||
f | جَنَّسْتِ jannasti |
جَنَّسَتْ jannasat |
جَنَّسَتَا jannasatā |
جَنَّسْتُنَّ jannastunna |
جَنَّسْنَ jannasna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أُجَنِّسُ ʔujannisu |
تُجَنِّسُ tujannisu |
يُجَنِّسُ yujannisu |
تُجَنِّسَانِ tujannisāni |
يُجَنِّسَانِ yujannisāni |
نُجَنِّسُ nujannisu |
تُجَنِّسُونَ tujannisūna |
يُجَنِّسُونَ yujannisūna | |||
f | تُجَنِّسِينَ tujannisīna |
تُجَنِّسُ tujannisu |
تُجَنِّسَانِ tujannisāni |
تُجَنِّسْنَ tujannisna |
يُجَنِّسْنَ yujannisna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُجَنِّسَ ʔujannisa |
تُجَنِّسَ tujannisa |
يُجَنِّسَ yujannisa |
تُجَنِّسَا tujannisā |
يُجَنِّسَا yujannisā |
نُجَنِّسَ nujannisa |
تُجَنِّسُوا tujannisū |
يُجَنِّسُوا yujannisū | |||
f | تُجَنِّسِي tujannisī |
تُجَنِّسَ tujannisa |
تُجَنِّسَا tujannisā |
تُجَنِّسْنَ tujannisna |
يُجَنِّسْنَ yujannisna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُجَنِّسْ ʔujannis |
تُجَنِّسْ tujannis |
يُجَنِّسْ yujannis |
تُجَنِّسَا tujannisā |
يُجَنِّسَا yujannisā |
نُجَنِّسْ nujannis |
تُجَنِّسُوا tujannisū |
يُجَنِّسُوا yujannisū | |||
f | تُجَنِّسِي tujannisī |
تُجَنِّسْ tujannis |
تُجَنِّسَا tujannisā |
تُجَنِّسْنَ tujannisna |
يُجَنِّسْنَ yujannisna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | جَنِّسْ jannis |
جَنِّسَا jannisā |
جَنِّسُوا jannisū |
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f | جَنِّسِي jannisī |
جَنِّسْنَ jannisna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | جُنِّسْتُ junnistu |
جُنِّسْتَ junnista |
جُنِّسَ junnisa |
جُنِّسْتُمَا junnistumā |
جُنِّسَا junnisā |
جُنِّسْنَا junnisnā |
جُنِّسْتُمْ junnistum |
جُنِّسُوا junnisū | |||
f | جُنِّسْتِ junnisti |
جُنِّسَتْ junnisat |
جُنِّسَتَا junnisatā |
جُنِّسْتُنَّ junnistunna |
جُنِّسْنَ junnisna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أُجَنَّسُ ʔujannasu |
تُجَنَّسُ tujannasu |
يُجَنَّسُ yujannasu |
تُجَنَّسَانِ tujannasāni |
يُجَنَّسَانِ yujannasāni |
نُجَنَّسُ nujannasu |
تُجَنَّسُونَ tujannasūna |
يُجَنَّسُونَ yujannasūna | |||
f | تُجَنَّسِينَ tujannasīna |
تُجَنَّسُ tujannasu |
تُجَنَّسَانِ tujannasāni |
تُجَنَّسْنَ tujannasna |
يُجَنَّسْنَ yujannasna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُجَنَّسَ ʔujannasa |
تُجَنَّسَ tujannasa |
يُجَنَّسَ yujannasa |
تُجَنَّسَا tujannasā |
يُجَنَّسَا yujannasā |
نُجَنَّسَ nujannasa |
تُجَنَّسُوا tujannasū |
يُجَنَّسُوا yujannasū | |||
f | تُجَنَّسِي tujannasī |
تُجَنَّسَ tujannasa |
تُجَنَّسَا tujannasā |
تُجَنَّسْنَ tujannasna |
يُجَنَّسْنَ yujannasna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُجَنَّسْ ʔujannas |
تُجَنَّسْ tujannas |
يُجَنَّسْ yujannas |
تُجَنَّسَا tujannasā |
يُجَنَّسَا yujannasā |
نُجَنَّسْ nujannas |
تُجَنَّسُوا tujannasū |
يُجَنَّسُوا yujannasū | |||
f | تُجَنَّسِي tujannasī |
تُجَنَّسْ tujannas |
تُجَنَّسَا tujannasā |
تُجَنَّسْنَ tujannasna |
يُجَنَّسْنَ yujannasna |
Borrowed from Arabic جِنْس (jins).
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | jins |
Dari reading? | jins |
Iranian reading? | jens |
Tajik reading? | jins |
جنس • (jens) (plural اجناس (ajnâs) or جنسها (jens-hâ))
Root |
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ج ن س |
3 terms |
From Arabic جِنْس (jins). The “sex, gender” sense is a learned borrowing from Arabic.