زنا
See also: رنا
Arabic
Noun
زِنًا • (zinan) m
Declension
| singular | singular in ـًا (-an) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | زِنَا zinā |
الزِّنَا az-zinā |
زِنَا zinā |
| nominative | زِنًا zinan |
الزِّنَا az-zinā |
زِنَا zinā |
| accusative | زِنًا zinan |
الزِّنَا az-zinā |
زِنَا zinā |
| genitive | زِنًا zinan |
الزِّنَا az-zinā |
زِنَا zinā |
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- زناء (zina’)
- զինա (zina) — Armeno-Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic زِنَاء (zināʔ).
Noun
زنا • (zinâ) (definite accusative زنایی (zinâyı), plural زنالر (zinâlar))
- adultery, infidelity, the practice or instance of having a sexual or romantic affair with someone other than one's spouse
- adultery, promiscuity, lewdness, or unchastity of thought as well as act, any sinful sexual behavior as a category
- fornication, sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way
- (Islam) zina, any unlawful sexual intercourse, which can include adultery, fornication, prostitution, sodomy and incest
Declension
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Derived terms
- زنا ایتمك (zinâ etmek, “to commit adultery”)
- زناكار (zinâkâr, “adulterer”)
- ولد زنا (veled-i zinâ, “bastard”)
Descendants
- Turkish: zina
Further reading
- Barbier de Meynard, Charles (1886) “زنا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, volume II, Paris: E. Leroux, page 45
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “zina1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5486b
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “zinâ’”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1429a
- Karapetean, Petros Zēkʻi (1912) “زنا”, in Mec baṙaran ōsmanerēnē hayerēn [Great Ottoman–Armenian Dictionary], Constantinople: Aršak Karōean, page 403a
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “زنا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 647a
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Adulterium”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum[3], Vienna, column 32
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “زنا”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[4], Vienna, column 2468
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “zina”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Pōzačean, Yakovbos (1841) “զինա”, in Hamaṙōt baṙaran i tačkakanē i hay [Concise Ottoman–Armenian Dictionary][5], Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 155b
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “زنا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[6], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1014b
- Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “زناء”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 687b
Persian
Alternative forms
- زناء (zenâ')
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic زِنَاء (zināʔ), from زَنَى (zanā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /zi.ˈnaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zɪ.nɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ze.nɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zi.nɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | zinā |
| Dari reading? | zinā |
| Iranian reading? | zenâ |
| Tajik reading? | zino |
Noun
| Dari | زنا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | зино |
زنا • (zenâ)
- zina, any kind of premarital or extramarital sexual intercourse
- adultery
- fornication
Derived terms
- زانی (zâni)
- زنا کردن (zenâ kardan)
- زنای به عُنف (zenâ-ye be 'onf)
- زنای مُحصَنه (zenâ-ye mohsane)
- زِنازاده (zenâ-zâde)
- زِناکار (zenâ-kâr)
Related terms
Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian زنا (zinā), from Arabic زِنَاء (zināʔ).
Noun
زنا • (zinā) f (Hindi spelling ज़िना)
- zina, extramarital and premarital sexual intercourse
- adultery
- fornication