"زناء" meaning in Arabic

See زناء in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From زَنَى (zanā, “to commit adultery”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|ar|زَنَى>adultery|id=adultery}} Head templates: {{ar-noun|زِنَاء|m}} زِنَاء • (zināʔ) m Inflection templates: {{ar-decl-noun|زِنَاء}} Forms: زِنَاء [canonical], zināʔ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], زِنَاء [indefinite, informal, singular, triptote], الزِّنَاء [definite, informal, singular, triptote], زِنَاء [construct, informal, singular, triptote], زِنَاءٌ [indefinite, nominative, singular, triptote], الزِّنَاءُ [definite, nominative, singular, triptote], زِنَاءُ [construct, nominative, singular, triptote], زِنَاءً [accusative, indefinite, singular, triptote], الزِّنَاءَ [accusative, definite, singular, triptote], زِنَاءَ [accusative, construct, singular, triptote], زِنَاءٍ [genitive, indefinite, singular, triptote], الزِّنَاءِ [definite, genitive, singular, triptote], زِنَاءِ [construct, genitive, singular, triptote], زِنًا [alternative]
  1. verbal noun of زَنَى (zanā) (form I) Tags: form-of, noun-from-verb Form of: زَنَى (extra: (zanā) (form I))
    Sense id: en-زناء-ar-noun-Z15QV9sA Categories (other): Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular, Arabic terms belonging to the root ز ن ي Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular: 65 35 Disambiguation of Arabic terms belonging to the root ز ن ي: 90 10
  2. adultery, fornication
    Sense id: en-زناء-ar-noun-~16La2mu Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: زِنًى (zinan) Related terms: زَانٍ (zānin), زَانِيَة (zāniya), زَنَى (zanā)
Categories (other): Sex Disambiguation of Sex: 0 0
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    {
      "_dis": "0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "ar",
      "name": "Sex",
      "orig": "ar:Sex",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "aa",
            "2": "dina",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Afar: dina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Afar: dina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malay: zina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malay: zina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "zina"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: zina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: zina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mt",
            "2": "żina"
          },
          "expansion": "Maltese: żina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maltese: żina"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota",
            "2": "زنا",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "zina"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: زنا (zina), زناء (zina’), զինա (zina) — Armeno-Turkish\nTurkish: zina",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: زنا (zina), زناء (zina’), զինա (zina) — Armeno-Turkish\nTurkish: zina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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            "2": "zina",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Azerbaijani: zina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Azerbaijani: zina"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sw",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swahili: zinaa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swahili: zinaa"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tk",
            "2": "zina",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Turkmen: zina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Turkmen: zina"
    }
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From زَنَى (zanā, “to commit adultery”).",
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    {
      "form": "زِنَاء",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "zināʔ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "زِنَاء",
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        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الزِّنَاء",
      "roman": "az-zināʔ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنَاء",
      "roman": "zināʔ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنَاءٌ",
      "roman": "zināʔun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الزِّنَاءُ",
      "roman": "az-zināʔu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنَاءُ",
      "roman": "zināʔu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنَاءً",
      "roman": "zināʔan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الزِّنَاءَ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنَاءَ",
      "roman": "zināʔa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "construct",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنَاءٍ",
      "roman": "zināʔin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الزِّنَاءِ",
      "roman": "az-zināʔi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنَاءِ",
      "roman": "zināʔi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنًا",
      "roman": "zinan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "زِنَاء",
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      },
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      "name": "ar-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "زِنَاء"
      },
      "name": "ar-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zānin",
      "word": "زَانٍ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zāniya",
      "word": "زَانِيَة"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zanā",
      "word": "زَنَى"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic terms belonging to the root ز ن ي",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(zanā) (form I)",
          "word": "زَنَى"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "verbal noun of زَنَى (zanā) (form I)"
      ],
      "id": "en-زناء-ar-noun-Z15QV9sA",
      "links": [
        [
          "زَنَى",
          "زنى#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "adultery, fornication"
      ],
      "id": "en-زناء-ar-noun-~16La2mu",
      "links": [
        [
          "adultery",
          "adultery"
        ],
        [
          "fornication",
          "fornication"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zinan",
      "word": "زِنًى"
    }
  ],
  "word": "زناء"
}

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    "Arabic lemmas",
    "Arabic masculine nouns",
    "Arabic nouns",
    "Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular",
    "Arabic terms belonging to the root ز ن ي",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ar:Sex",
    "fa:Sex"
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  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Afar: dina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
            "2": "zina",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Malay: zina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malay: zina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "zina"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: zina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mt",
            "2": "żina"
          },
          "expansion": "Maltese: żina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maltese: żina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota",
            "2": "زنا",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "zina"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: زنا (zina), زناء (zina’), զինա (zina) — Armeno-Turkish\nTurkish: zina",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "az",
            "2": "zina",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Azerbaijani: zina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Azerbaijani: zina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sw",
            "2": "zinaa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swahili: zinaa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swahili: zinaa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tk",
            "2": "zina",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Turkmen: zina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Turkmen: zina"
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From زَنَى (zanā, “to commit adultery”).",
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    {
      "form": "زِنَاء",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zināʔ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنَاء",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الزِّنَاء",
      "roman": "az-zināʔ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنَاء",
      "roman": "zināʔ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنَاءٌ",
      "roman": "zināʔun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الزِّنَاءُ",
      "roman": "az-zināʔu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنَاءُ",
      "roman": "zināʔu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنَاءً",
      "roman": "zināʔan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الزِّنَاءَ",
      "roman": "az-zināʔa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنَاءَ",
      "roman": "zināʔa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "construct",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنَاءٍ",
      "roman": "zināʔin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الزِّنَاءِ",
      "roman": "az-zināʔi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنَاءِ",
      "roman": "zināʔi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "زِنًا",
      "roman": "zinan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "زِنَاء",
        "2": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "زِنَاء • (zināʔ) m",
      "name": "ar-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "زِنَاء"
      },
      "name": "ar-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "zānin",
      "word": "زَانٍ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zāniya",
      "word": "زَانِيَة"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zanā",
      "word": "زَنَى"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Arabic verbal nouns"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(zanā) (form I)",
          "word": "زَنَى"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "verbal noun of زَنَى (zanā) (form I)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "زَنَى",
          "زنى#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "adultery, fornication"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adultery",
          "adultery"
        ],
        [
          "fornication",
          "fornication"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "zinan",
      "word": "زِنًى"
    }
  ],
  "word": "زناء"
}

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