zina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zina"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زِنَى (zinā).

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, zinah, from Classical Malay زنا (zina), زناه (zinah), from Arabic زِنَاء (zināʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzi.na/
• Rhymes: -na
• Hyphenation: zi‧na

Noun

zina (first-person possessive zinaku, second-person possessive zinamu, third-person possessive zinanya)

1. (Islam) fornication

   Synonym: fornikasi

2. adultery
   1. (law) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.
   2. (biblical) Faithlessness in religion.

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