جينة

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic جَيْئَة‎ (jayʾa) with the Hamza replaced by “n”. Doublet of جية‎ (jayye)

Noun

جينة • (jēne) f

  1. verbal noun of أجا‎ (ʔaja)
  2. coming, arrival

Usage notes
  • جينة (jēne) can be used in place of the active participle جاي‎ (jāy). In that case a suffix pronoun is added.
    ‏جينته كانت صدفة.‎‎
    jēnto kānat ṣudfe
    He arrived unexpectedly.
    (literally, “His arrival was by chance.”)
  • جاي‎ (jāy, “coming, approaching”)
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