زانية

Arabic

Root
ز ن ي (z-n-y)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaː.ni.ja/

Noun

زَانِيَة • (zāniya) f (plural زَانِيَات (zāniyāt) or زَوَانٍ (zawānin))

1. female equivalent of زَانٍ (zānin): adulteress; fornicatress

Declension

Declension of noun زَانِيَة (zāniya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَانِيَة zāniya	الزَّانِيَة az-zāniya	زَانِيَة zāniyat
Nominative	زَانِيَةٌ zāniyatun	الزَّانِيَةُ az-zāniyatu	زَانِيَةُ zāniyatu
Accusative	زَانِيَةً zāniyatan	الزَّانِيَةَ az-zāniyata	زَانِيَةَ zāniyata
Genitive	زَانِيَةٍ zāniyatin	الزَّانِيَةِ az-zāniyati	زَانِيَةِ zāniyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَانِيَتَيْن zāniyatayn	الزَّانِيَتَيْن az-zāniyatayn	زَانِيَتَيْ zāniyatay
Nominative	زَانِيَتَانِ zāniyatāni	الزَّانِيَتَانِ az-zāniyatāni	زَانِيَتَا zāniyatā
Accusative	زَانِيَتَيْنِ zāniyatayni	الزَّانِيَتَيْنِ az-zāniyatayni	زَانِيَتَيْ zāniyatay
Genitive	زَانِيَتَيْنِ zāniyatayni	الزَّانِيَتَيْنِ az-zāniyatayni	زَانِيَتَيْ zāniyatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَانِيَات‎; زَوَانِي zāniyāt‎; zawānī	الزَّانِيَات‎; الزَّوَانِي az-zāniyāt‎; az-zawānī	زَانِيَات‎; زَوَانِي zāniyāt‎; zawānī
Nominative	زَانِيَاتٌ‎; زَوَانٍ zāniyātun‎; zawānin	الزَّانِيَاتُ‎; الزَّوَانِي az-zāniyātu‎; az-zawānī	زَانِيَاتُ‎; زَوَانِي zāniyātu‎; zawānī
Accusative	زَانِيَاتٍ‎; زَوَانِيَ zāniyātin‎; zawāniya	الزَّانِيَاتِ‎; الزَّوَانِيَ az-zāniyāti‎; az-zawāniya	زَانِيَاتِ‎; زَوَانِيَ zāniyāti‎; zawāniya
Genitive	زَانِيَاتٍ‎; زَوَانٍ zāniyātin‎; zawānin	الزَّانِيَاتِ‎; الزَّوَانِي az-zāniyāti‎; az-zawānī	زَانِيَاتِ‎; زَوَانِي zāniyāti‎; zawānī

Related terms

• زِنًى (zinan)
• زِنَاء (zināʔ)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “زني”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN