جناس

Arabic

Root
ج ن س (j n s)
8 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of جَانَسَ (jānasa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.naːs/
  • Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

جِنَاس • (jinās) m

  1. verbal noun of جَانَسَ (jānasa) (form III)
  2. (literature) pun, play on words, wordplay

Declension

Declension of noun جِنَاس (jinās)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal جِنَاس
jinās 		الْجِنَاس
al-jinās 		جِنَاس
jinās
nominative جِنَاسٌ
jināsun 		الْجِنَاسُ
al-jināsu 		جِنَاسُ
jināsu
accusative جِنَاسًا
jināsan 		الْجِنَاسَ
al-jināsa 		جِنَاسَ
jināsa
genitive جِنَاسٍ
jināsin 		الْجِنَاسِ
al-jināsi 		جِنَاسِ
jināsi

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: cinas
  • → Persian: جناس (jenâs)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: جناس (cinâs)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِنَاس (jinās).

Noun

جناس • (jenâs)

  1. pun, play on words, wordplay
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