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Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of fornication or adultery. It extends to related concepts such as illegitimate offspring, and in a more specific geographical context, it refers to a place name.

Derived headwords

زَنَىverb

1.
to commit fornicationboth
To engage in illicit sexual intercourse.

يَزْنِيverb

1.
he commits fornicationboth
The present tense form of the verb 'to commit fornication'.

زِنَىًnoun

1.
fornicationboth
The act of illicit sexual intercourse; adultery or fornication.

زِنَاءٌnoun

1.
fornicationclassical
An alternative form for the act of illicit sexual intercourse.

زَانَىverb

1.
to commit fornicationboth
To engage in illicit sexual intercourse, similar to زنى.
2.
to attribute fornicationboth
To accuse someone of committing fornication or to attribute illegitimacy to them.

مُزَانَاةٌnoun

1.
fornicationclassical
The act of committing fornication, used as a masdar for زانى.

زِنَاءٌnoun

1.
fornicationclassical
The act of committing fornication, used as a masdar for زانى.

ابْنُ زِنْيَةٍnoun

1.
illegitimate sonboth
A son born out of wedlock; a bastard.

ابْنُ زِنَىًnoun

1.
illegitimate sonclassical
An alternative phrasing for a son born out of wedlock.

بَنُو زِنْيَةٍnoun

1.
a tribeclassical
A specific tribe or lineage named after 'Zinyah'.

زِنْيَةٌnoun

1.
last childclassical
The youngest child in a family.

الزَّوَانِيname

1.
place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to three hills or elevated areas in the region of Yamamah.

Parallel reading

زنى يزني زنى وزناء، بكسرهما: فجر.

Zana, yazni, zina, and zinaa' (with kasra on both): to commit fornication.

وزانى مزاناة وزناء: بمعناه،

And zaanaa, muzanaatan, and zinaa': with the same meaning.

و فلانا: نسبه إلى الزنا.

And to [accuse] someone: to attribute fornication to him.

وهو ابن زنية، وقد يكسر: ابن زنى.

And he is ibn zinyatin, and it may be pronounced with kasra: ibn zina.

وبنو زنية، بالكسر: حي.

And Banu Zinyatin, with kasra: a tribe.

والزنية: آخر ولدك.

And az-zinyah: your last child.

والزواني: ثلاث قارات باليمامة.

And az-Zawani: three elevated areas in Al-Yamamah.