جنيه
See also: جنية
Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from English guinea; historically, a guinea was worth one pound and one shilling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒu.najh/
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Noun
جُنَيْه • (junayh) m (plural جُنَيْهَات (junayhāt))
- pound (unit of currency)
Usage notes
Most currencies called pound in English are known as جنيه in Arabic, including the pound sterling and the Egyptian pound; however, the Lebanese pound and Syrian pound are called لِيرَة (līra, “lira”) in Arabic.
Declension
Declension of noun جُنَيْه (junayh)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | جُنَيْه junayh |
الْجُنَيْه al-junayh |
جُنَيْه junayh |
Nominative | جُنَيْهٌ junayhun |
الْجُنَيْهُ al-junayhu |
جُنَيْهُ junayhu |
Accusative | جُنَيْهًا junayhan |
الْجُنَيْهَ al-junayha |
جُنَيْهَ junayha |
Genitive | جُنَيْهٍ junayhin |
الْجُنَيْهِ al-junayhi |
جُنَيْهِ junayhi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | جُنَيْهَيْن junayhayn |
الْجُنَيْهَيْن al-junayhayn |
جُنَيْهَيْ junayhay |
Nominative | جُنَيْهَانِ junayhāni |
الْجُنَيْهَانِ al-junayhāni |
جُنَيْهَا junayhā |
Accusative | جُنَيْهَيْنِ junayhayni |
الْجُنَيْهَيْنِ al-junayhayni |
جُنَيْهَيْ junayhay |
Genitive | جُنَيْهَيْنِ junayhayni |
الْجُنَيْهَيْنِ al-junayhayni |
جُنَيْهَيْ junayhay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | جُنَيْهَات junayhāt |
الْجُنَيْهَات al-junayhāt |
جُنَيْهَات junayhāt |
Nominative | جُنَيْهَاتٌ junayhātun |
الْجُنَيْهَاتُ al-junayhātu |
جُنَيْهَاتُ junayhātu |
Accusative | جُنَيْهَاتٍ junayhātin |
الْجُنَيْهَاتِ al-junayhāti |
جُنَيْهَاتِ junayhāti |
Genitive | جُنَيْهَاتٍ junayhātin |
الْجُنَيْهَاتِ al-junayhāti |
جُنَيْهَاتِ junayhāti |