جناية

Arabic

Root
ج ن ي (j n y)
7 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.naː.ja/

Noun

جِنَايَة • (jināya) f (plural جِنَايَات (jināyāt) or جَنَايَا (janāyā))

1. verbal noun of جَنَى (janā) (form I)
2. (criminal law) a felony

   اَلنِّكَايَةُ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْجِنَايَة

   an-nikāyatu ʕalā qadri al-jināya

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Declension

Declension of noun جِنَايَة (jināya)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جِنَايَة jināya	الْجِنَايَة al-jināya	جِنَايَة jināyat
nominative	جِنَايَةٌ jināyatun	الْجِنَايَةُ al-jināyatu	جِنَايَةُ jināyatu
accusative	جِنَايَةً jināyatan	الْجِنَايَةَ al-jināyata	جِنَايَةَ jināyata
genitive	جِنَايَةٍ jināyatin	الْجِنَايَةِ al-jināyati	جِنَايَةِ jināyati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جِنَايَتَيْن jināyatayn	الْجِنَايَتَيْن al-jināyatayn	جِنَايَتَيْ jināyatay
nominative	جِنَايَتَانِ jināyatāni	الْجِنَايَتَانِ al-jināyatāni	جِنَايَتَا jināyatā
accusative	جِنَايَتَيْنِ jināyatayni	الْجِنَايَتَيْنِ al-jināyatayni	جِنَايَتَيْ jināyatay
genitive	جِنَايَتَيْنِ jināyatayni	الْجِنَايَتَيْنِ al-jināyatayni	جِنَايَتَيْ jināyatay
plural	sound feminine plural‎; broken plural invariable
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جِنَايَات‎; جَنَايَا jināyāt‎; janāyā	الْجِنَايَات‎; الْجَنَايَا al-jināyāt‎; al-janāyā	جِنَايَات‎; جَنَايَا jināyāt‎; janāyā
nominative	جِنَايَاتٌ‎; جَنَايَا jināyātun‎; janāyā	الْجِنَايَاتُ‎; الْجَنَايَا al-jināyātu‎; al-janāyā	جِنَايَاتُ‎; جَنَايَا jināyātu‎; janāyā
accusative	جِنَايَاتٍ‎; جَنَايَا jināyātin‎; janāyā	الْجِنَايَاتِ‎; الْجَنَايَا al-jināyāti‎; al-janāyā	جِنَايَاتِ‎; جَنَايَا jināyāti‎; janāyā
genitive	جِنَايَاتٍ‎; جَنَايَا jināyātin‎; janāyā	الْجِنَايَاتِ‎; الْجَنَايَا al-jināyāti‎; al-janāyā	جِنَايَاتِ‎; جَنَايَا jināyāti‎; janāyā

Derived terms

• جِنَائِيّ (jināʔiyy)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: cinayət
• → Bashkir: енәйәт (yenəyət)
• → Classical Persian: جِنَایَت (jināyat)
  • → Dari: جِنَایَت (jināyat)
  • → Iranian Persian: جِنایَت (jenâyat)
  • → Tajik: ҷиноят (jinoyat)
• → Kumyk: жинаят (jinayat)
• → Malay: jenayah
  • → Indonesian: jinayah
• → Ottoman Turkish: جنایت (cināyet)

  > Turkish: cinayet (inherited)

• → Tatar: җинаять (cinayät)
• → Turkmen: jenaýat
• → Uyghur: جىنايەت (jinayet)
• → Uzbek: jinoyat

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جِنَايَة (jināya). Cognate with Persian جنایت (jenâyat, “crime”).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪˈnɑːjə/, (construct state) /d͡ʒɪˈnɑːjət/

Noun

جِناية • (jināya) f (dual جِنايْتين (jināytēn), plural جِنايات (jināyāt))

1. a felony (as opposed to a misdemeanor)
2. crime