جنس

See also: حنش

Arabic

Etymology 1

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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

جِنْس (jins) m (plural أَجْنَاس (ʾajnās))

  1. kind, sort, variety, species, class, genus
  2. category
  3. sex, gender (male or female)
  4. (grammar) gender
  5. race
  6. nation
  7. sexuality; sex
Declension
Derived terms
  • لَا النَّافِيَة لِلْجِنْس (lā n-nāfiya(t) liljins)
  • اِسْم جِنْس (ism jins)
  • اِسْم جِنْس إِفْرَادِيّ (ism jins ʾifrādiyy)
  • اِسْمُ جِنْسٍ جَمْعِيٌّ (ismu jinsin jamʿiyyun)

Etymology 2

From the noun جِنْس (jins, kind, sort) and جِنْسِيَّة (jinsiyya, nationality).

Verb

جَنَّسَ (jannasa) II, non-past يُجَنِّسُ‎ (yujannisu)

  1. to make alike, to make similar
  2. to assimilate, to naturalize
  3. to class, to classify, to sort, to categorize
  4. to give nationality to
Conjugation

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic جِنْس (jins).

Noun

جنس (jens) (plural اجناس (ajnâs))

  1. kind
  2. genus
  3. genre
  4. (grammar) gender
  5. sex (female or male)
  6. goods
  • جنسی (jensi)
  • جنسیت (jensiyyat)
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