زنا

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See also: رنا

Arabic

Noun

زِنًا • (zinan) m

  1. Alternative form of زِنَاء (zināʔ)
  2. Alternative spelling of زِنًى (zinan)

Declension

Declension of noun زِنًا (zinan)
Singular singular in ـًا (-an)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal زِنَا
zinā 		الزِّنَا
az-zinā 		زِنَا
zinā
Nominative زِنًا
zinan 		الزِّنَا
az-zinā 		زِنَا
zinā
Accusative زِنًا
zinan 		الزِّنَا
az-zinā 		زِنَا
zinā
Genitive زِنًا
zinan 		الزِّنَا
az-zinā 		زِنَا
zinā

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زِنَاء (zināʔ).

Noun

زنا • (zinâ) (definite accusative زنایی (zinâyı), plural زنالر (zinâlar))

  1. adultery, infidelity, the practice or instance of having a sexual or romantic affair with someone other than one's spouse
  2. adultery, promiscuity, lewdness, or unchastity of thought as well as act, any sinful sexual behavior as a category
  3. fornication, sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way
  4. (Islam) zina, any unlawful sexual intercourse, which can include adultery, fornication, prostitution, sodomy and incest

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: zina

Further reading

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Persian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic زِنَاء (zināʔ), from زَنَى (zanā).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? zinā
    Dari reading? zinā
    Iranian reading? zenâ
    Tajik reading? zino

    Noun

    Dari زنا
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik зино

    زنا • (zenâ)

    1. zina, any kind of premarital or extramarital sexual intercourse
    2. adultery
    3. fornication

    Derived terms

    Urdu

    Etymology

    From Classical Persian زنا (zinā), from Arabic زِنَاء (zināʔ).

    Noun

    زنا • (zinā) f (Hindi spelling ज़िना)

    1. zina, extramarital and premarital sexual intercourse
    2. adultery
    3. fornication
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