كناه

See also: گناه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish كناه (günāh), from Persian گناه (gonâh, “sin; crime; guilt”).

Noun

كناه • (günah) (definite accusative كناهی (günahı), plural كناهلر (günahlar))

  1. fault, guilt, blame, the responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing
    Synonyms: ذنب (zenb), صوچ (suç)
  2. crime, misdeed, offence, any act committed in violation of the law
    Synonyms: جرم (cürm), جنایت (cinayet), صوچ (suç)
  3. (religion) sin, a transgression against divine law or a law of God
    Synonyms: ذنب (zenb), صوچ (suç), وبال (vebal)

Derived terms

  • كناه ایتمك (günah etmek, “to sin”)
  • كناه ایشلمك (günah işlemek, “to sin”)
  • كناهسز (günahsız, “innocent”)
  • كناهكار (günahkâr, “culprit”)
  • كناهنه كیرمك (günahına girmek, “to accuse one wrongfully”)
  • كناهی بویننه (günahı boynuna, “at your risk”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: günah
  • → Albanian: gjynah
  • → Armenian: (Constantinople) գո̈ւնահ (günah), (Van) գո̈ւնախ (günax)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ђу̀на̄х
    Latin script: đùnāh

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