جنك

See also: جنګ, خنک, چنگ, خنگ, حنك, جنک, and جنگ

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Persian چنگ (čang, “harp”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (čang, “harp”), from which earlier already borrowed صَنْج (ṣanj, “harp; cymbal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒank/ or IPA^(key): /d͡ʒunk/

Noun

جَنْك or جُنْك • (jank or junk) m (plural جُنُوك (junūk))

1. harp, or a kind thereof

Declension

Declension of noun جَنْك (jank)‎; جُنْك (junk)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَنْك‎; جُنْك jank‎; junk	الْجَنْك‎; الْجُنْك al-jank‎; al-junk	جَنْك‎; جُنْك jank‎; junk
nominative	جَنْكٌ‎; جُنْكٌ jankun‎; junkun	الْجَنْكُ‎; الْجُنْكُ al-janku‎; al-junku	جَنْكُ‎; جُنْكُ janku‎; junku
accusative	جَنْكًا‎; جُنْكًا jankan‎; junkan	الْجَنْكَ‎; الْجُنْكَ al-janka‎; al-junka	جَنْكَ‎; جُنْكَ janka‎; junka
genitive	جَنْكٍ‎; جُنْكٍ jankin‎; junkin	الْجَنْكِ‎; الْجُنْكِ al-janki‎; al-junki	جَنْكِ‎; جُنْكِ janki‎; junki
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَنْكَيْن‎; جُنْكَيْن jankayn‎; junkayn	الْجَنْكَيْن‎; الْجُنْكَيْن al-jankayn‎; al-junkayn	جَنْكَيْ‎; جُنْكَيْ jankay‎; junkay
nominative	جَنْكَانِ‎; جُنْكَانِ jankāni‎; junkāni	الْجَنْكَانِ‎; الْجُنْكَانِ al-jankāni‎; al-junkāni	جَنْكَا‎; جُنْكَا jankā‎; junkā
accusative	جَنْكَيْنِ‎; جُنْكَيْنِ jankayni‎; junkayni	الْجَنْكَيْنِ‎; الْجُنْكَيْنِ al-jankayni‎; al-junkayni	جَنْكَيْ‎; جُنْكَيْ jankay‎; junkay
genitive	جَنْكَيْنِ‎; جُنْكَيْنِ jankayni‎; junkayni	الْجَنْكَيْنِ‎; الْجُنْكَيْنِ al-jankayni‎; al-junkayni	جَنْكَيْ‎; جُنْكَيْ jankay‎; junkay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جُنُوك junūk	الْجُنُوك al-junūk	جُنُوك junūk
nominative	جُنُوكٌ junūkun	الْجُنُوكُ al-junūku	جُنُوكُ junūku
accusative	جُنُوكًا junūkan	الْجُنُوكَ al-junūka	جُنُوكَ junūka
genitive	جُنُوكٍ junūkin	الْجُنُوكِ al-junūki	جُنُوكِ junūki

Etymology 2

From Malay jong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒunk/

Noun

جُنْك • (junk) m (plural جُنُوك (junūk))

1. junk, a flat Southeast Asian ship with two to three masts and square bows

Declension

Declension of noun جُنْك (junk)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جُنْك junk	الْجُنْك al-junk	جُنْك junk
nominative	جُنْكٌ junkun	الْجُنْكُ al-junku	جُنْكُ junku
accusative	جُنْكًا junkan	الْجُنْكَ al-junka	جُنْكَ junka
genitive	جُنْكٍ junkin	الْجُنْكِ al-junki	جُنْكِ junki
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جُنْكَيْن junkayn	الْجُنْكَيْن al-junkayn	جُنْكَيْ junkay
nominative	جُنْكَانِ junkāni	الْجُنْكَانِ al-junkāni	جُنْكَا junkā
accusative	جُنْكَيْنِ junkayni	الْجُنْكَيْنِ al-junkayni	جُنْكَيْ junkay
genitive	جُنْكَيْنِ junkayni	الْجُنْكَيْنِ al-junkayni	جُنْكَيْ junkay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جُنُوك junūk	الْجُنُوك al-junūk	جُنُوك junūk
nominative	جُنُوكٌ junūkun	الْجُنُوكُ al-junūku	جُنُوكُ junūku
accusative	جُنُوكًا junūkan	الْجُنُوكَ al-junūka	جُنُوكَ junūka
genitive	جُنُوكٍ junūkin	الْجُنُوكِ al-junūki	جُنُوكِ junūki

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جنگ (jang).

Noun

جنك • (cäng)

1. war

   Synonym: صواش (savaş)

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: (South Azerbaijani) cəng
• Gagauz: cenk
• Ottoman Turkish: جنگ (ceng)
  • Turkish: cenk, (East Anatolia) ceng
  • → Armenian: ճենկ (čenk)
  • → Laz: ჯენგი (cengi)

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “cenk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish جنك (cäng), from Persian جنک.

Noun

جنگ • (cenk)

1. battle, war

   Synonyms: پیکار, حرب, صاواش

Descendants

• Turkish: cenk, (East Anatolia) ceng
• → Armenian: ճենկ (čenk)
• → Laz: ჯენგი (cengi)