جينة

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South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic جَيْئَة (jayʔa) with the Hamza replaced by “n”. Doublet of جيّة (jayye).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʒeː.ne/, [ˈʒeː.ne]
  • IPA(key): /ʒeː.na/, [ˈʒeː.na]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun[edit]

جينة • (jēne) f

  1. verbal noun of إجا (ʔija)
  2. coming, arrival
    Antonyms: روحة (rōḥa), طلعة (ṭalʕa)
    Coordinate term: رجعة (rajʕa, “return”)
    جينته كانت صدفة.
    jēnto kānat ṣudfe
    He arrived unexpectedly.
    (literally, “His arrival was by chance.”)

Related terms[edit]

  • جاي (jāy, “coming, approaching”)
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