جنيه

See also: جنية‎

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from English guinea; historically, a guinea was worth one pound and one shilling.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒu.najh/
(Egypt) IPA^(key): /ɡu.neːh/
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Noun

جُنَيْه • (junayh) m (plural جُنَيْهَات‎ (junayhāt))

pound (unit of currency)

Usage notes

Most currencies called pound in English are known as جنيه‎ in Arabic, including the pound sterling and the Egyptian pound; however, the Lebanese pound and Syrian pound are called لِيرَة‎ (līra, “lira”) in Arabic.

Declension

Declension of noun جُنَيْه (junayh)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُنَيْه junayh	الْجُنَيْه‎ al-junayh	جُنَيْه junayh
Nominative	جُنَيْهٌ junayhun	الْجُنَيْهُ‎ al-junayhu	جُنَيْهُ junayhu
Accusative	جُنَيْهًا‎ junayhan	الْجُنَيْهَ‎ al-junayha	جُنَيْهَ junayha
Genitive	جُنَيْهٍ junayhin	الْجُنَيْهِ‎ al-junayhi	جُنَيْهِ junayhi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُنَيْهَيْن‎ junayhayn	الْجُنَيْهَيْن‎ al-junayhayn	جُنَيْهَيْ‎ junayhay
Nominative	جُنَيْهَانِ‎ junayhāni	الْجُنَيْهَانِ‎ al-junayhāni	جُنَيْهَا‎ junayhā
Accusative	جُنَيْهَيْنِ‎ junayhayni	الْجُنَيْهَيْنِ‎ al-junayhayni	جُنَيْهَيْ‎ junayhay
Genitive	جُنَيْهَيْنِ‎ junayhayni	الْجُنَيْهَيْنِ‎ al-junayhayni	جُنَيْهَيْ‎ junayhay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُنَيْهَات‎ junayhāt	الْجُنَيْهَات‎ al-junayhāt	جُنَيْهَات‎ junayhāt
Nominative	جُنَيْهَاتٌ‎ junayhātun	الْجُنَيْهَاتُ‎ al-junayhātu	جُنَيْهَاتُ‎ junayhātu
Accusative	جُنَيْهَاتٍ‎ junayhātin	الْجُنَيْهَاتِ‎ al-junayhāti	جُنَيْهَاتِ‎ junayhāti
Genitive	جُنَيْهَاتٍ‎ junayhātin	الْجُنَيْهَاتِ‎ al-junayhāti	جُنَيْهَاتِ‎ junayhāti

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