zina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zina"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زِنَى (zinā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

zina (uncountable)

1. (Islam) adultery, fornication

Anagrams

• Nazi, Zain, azin, nazi, zain

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

zina m (plural zinas)

1. (Islam) zina

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زِنَى (zinā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. adultery, fornication, zina

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• zinah (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Malay zina, from Arabic زِنَاء (zināʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈzina/ [ˈzi.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: zi‧na

Noun

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)

Derived terms

• berzina
• perzinaan
• pezina
• zinai

 

Further reading

• “zina” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Kongo

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìjínà.

Noun

zina class 5 (singular dizina, plural mazina)

1. name

Latvian

Verb

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

zina

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

Mwani

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìjínà.

Noun

zina class 5 (plural mazina)

1. name

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɪˈnɑː/

Noun

zina f

1. adultery

Swahili

Verb

zina

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

Tumbuka

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìjínà.

Noun

zina class 5 (plural mazina class 6)

1. name

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

zina (definite accusative zinayı, plural zinalar)

1. adultery, fornication

Declension

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

Derived terms

• veledizina
• zina etmek
• zina işlemek

 

Further reading

• “zina”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “zina”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5486b
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “zina”, in Nişanyan Sözlük