زنزانة

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Derived from Middle Persian zyndʾn' (zēndān, prison).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zin.zaː.na/
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Noun

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زِنْزَانَة (zinzānaf (plural زِنْزَانَات (zinzānāt) or زَنَازِين (zanāzīn))

  1. gaol cell, dungeon, oubliette

Declension

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References

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  • زنزانة” in Almaany
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “زنزانة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 532