زناء

Arabic

Etymology

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

Noun

زِنَاء • (zināʾ) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun زِنَاء (zināʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زِنَاء zināʾ	الزِّنَاء‎ az-zināʾ	زِنَاء zināʾ
Nominative	زِنَاءٌ zināʾun	الزِّنَاءُ‎ az-zināʾu	زِنَاءُ zināʾu
Accusative	زِنَاءً zināʾan	الزِّنَاءَ‎ az-zināʾa	زِنَاءَ zināʾa
Genitive	زِنَاءٍ zināʾin	الزِّنَاءِ‎ az-zināʾi	زِنَاءِ zināʾi

Alternative forms

زِنًا‎ (zinan)

Synonyms

زِنًى‎ (zinan)

Related terms

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

Descendants

Maltese: żina
Turkish: zina
Azerbaijani: zina
Turkmen: zina

Persian

Alternative forms

زنا‎ (zenâ)

Etymology

From Arabic زِنَاء‎ (zināʾ).

Noun

Dari Persian	زناء
Iranian Persian	زناء
Tajiki Persian	зино (zino)

زناء • (zenâ')

References

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

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