جناح

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ن ح (j-n-ḥ); compare جَنَحَ (janaḥa, “to lean”) (both referring to the concept of side).

Pronunciation

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Noun

جَنَاح • (janāḥ) m (plural أَجْنِحَة (ʾajniḥa) or أَجْنُح (ʾajnuḥ))

1. wing (organ of flight, part of building or army)
2. shoulder, arm, hand
3. side, edge
4. fin
5. projecting roof
6. protection, refuge

Declension

Declension of noun جَنَاح (janāḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَنَاح janāḥ	الْجَنَاح al-janāḥ	جَنَاح janāḥ
Nominative	جَنَاحٌ janāḥun	الْجَنَاحُ al-janāḥu	جَنَاحُ janāḥu
Accusative	جَنَاحًا janāḥan	الْجَنَاحَ al-janāḥa	جَنَاحَ janāḥa
Genitive	جَنَاحٍ janāḥin	الْجَنَاحِ al-janāḥi	جَنَاحِ janāḥi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَنَاحَيْن janāḥayn	الْجَنَاحَيْن al-janāḥayn	جَنَاحَيْ janāḥay
Nominative	جَنَاحَانِ janāḥāni	الْجَنَاحَانِ al-janāḥāni	جَنَاحَا janāḥā
Accusative	جَنَاحَيْنِ janāḥayni	الْجَنَاحَيْنِ al-janāḥayni	جَنَاحَيْ janāḥay
Genitive	جَنَاحَيْنِ janāḥayni	الْجَنَاحَيْنِ al-janāḥayni	جَنَاحَيْ janāḥay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَجْنِحَة‎; أَجْنُح ʾajniḥa‎; ʾajnuḥ	الْأَجْنِحَة‎; الْأَجْنُح al-ʾajniḥa‎; al-ʾajnuḥ	أَجْنِحَة‎; أَجْنُح ʾajniḥat‎; ʾajnuḥ
Nominative	أَجْنِحَةٌ‎; أَجْنُحٌ ʾajniḥatun‎; ʾajnuḥun	الْأَجْنِحَةُ‎; الْأَجْنُحُ al-ʾajniḥatu‎; al-ʾajnuḥu	أَجْنِحَةُ‎; أَجْنُحُ ʾajniḥatu‎; ʾajnuḥu
Accusative	أَجْنِحَةً‎; أَجْنُحًا ʾajniḥatan‎; ʾajnuḥan	الْأَجْنِحَةَ‎; الْأَجْنُحَ al-ʾajniḥata‎; al-ʾajnuḥa	أَجْنِحَةَ‎; أَجْنُحَ ʾajniḥata‎; ʾajnuḥa
Genitive	أَجْنِحَةٍ‎; أَجْنُحٍ ʾajniḥatin‎; ʾajnuḥin	الْأَجْنِحَةِ‎; الْأَجْنُحِ al-ʾajniḥati‎; al-ʾajnuḥi	أَجْنِحَةِ‎; أَجْنُحِ ʾajniḥati‎; ʾajnuḥi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “جناح”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

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Egyptian Arabic

Noun

جناح • (genāḥ) m

1. wing

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Moroccan Arabic

Noun

جناح (jnæḥ) m

1. wing