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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic زِنَى (zinā).

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Noun

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zina (uncountable)

  1. (Islam) adultery, fornication

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French

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Noun

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zina m (plural zinas)

  1. (Islam) zina

Hausa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic زِنَى (zinā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zì.náː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [zɪ̀.náː]

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zìnā f (plural zìnā̀ce-zìnā̀ce, possessed form zìnar̃)

  1. adultery, fornication, zina

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay zina, from Arabic زِنَاء (zināʔ).

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Noun

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zina

  1. (Islam) fornication (sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other)
    Synonym: fornikasi
  2. (law) adultery (sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse)
  3. (biblical) adultery (faithlessness in religion)

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Kongo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *ìjínà.

Noun

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zina class 5 (singular dizina, plural mazina)

  1. name

Latvian

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Verb

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zina

  1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of zināt
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of zināt
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of zināt

Verb

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zina

  1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of zīt

Mwani

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *ìjínà.

Noun

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zina class 5 (plural mazina)

  1. name

Northern Kurdish

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Noun

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zina f

  1. adultery

Swahili

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Verb

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zina

  1. n class(X) present affirmative of -wa na

Tumbuka

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *ìjínà.

Noun

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zina class 5 (plural mazina class 6)

  1. name

Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زنا (zina’), from Arabic زِنَاء (zināʔ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ziˈnaː/
  • Hyphenation: zi‧na

Noun

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zina (definite accusative zinayı, plural zinalar)

  1. adultery, fornication

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Inflection
Nominative zina
Definite accusative zinayı
Singular Plural
Nominative zina zinalar
Definite accusative zinayı zinaları
Dative zinaya zinalara
Locative zinada zinalarda
Ablative zinadan zinalardan
Genitive zinanın zinaların

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