زناء

Arabic

Etymology

From زَنَى‎ (zanā, “to commit adultery”).

Noun

زِنَاء • (zināʔ) m

verbal noun of زَنَى‎ (zanā) (form I)
adultery, fornication

Declension

Declension of noun زِنَاء (zināʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زِنَاء zināʔ	الزِّنَاء‎ az-zināʔ	زِنَاء zināʔ
Nominative	زِنَاءٌ zināʔun	الزِّنَاءُ‎ az-zināʔu	زِنَاءُ zināʔu
Accusative	زِنَاءً zināʔan	الزِّنَاءَ‎ az-zināʔa	زِنَاءَ zināʔa
Genitive	زِنَاءٍ zināʔin	الزِّنَاءِ‎ az-zināʔi	زِنَاءِ zināʔi

Alternative forms

زِنًا‎ (zinan)

Synonyms

زِنًى‎ (zinan)

Related terms

زَانٍ‎ (zānin)
زَانِيَة‎ (zāniya)
زَنَى‎ (zanā)

Descendants

Afar: dina
Maltese: żina
Turkish: zina
Azerbaijani: zina
→ Swahili: zinaa
Turkmen: zina

Persian

Alternative forms

زنا‎ (zenâ)

Etymology

From Arabic زِنَاء‎ (zināʔ).

Noun

Iranian Persian	زناء
Dari	زناء
Tajik	зино (zino)

زناء • (zenâ')

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “زناء”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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