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Etymology 1 edit

Root
ج ن ن (j-n-n)

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Noun edit

جَنِين (janīnm (plural أَجِنَّة (ʔajinna))

  1. embryo, foetus
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 53:32:
      هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنْشَأَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنْتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ
      huwa ʔaʕlamu bikum ʔiḏ ʔanšaʔakum mina l-ʔarḍi waʔiḏ ʔantum ʔajinnatun fī buṭūni ʔummahātikum
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  2. seed germ
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Descendants edit
  • Gulf Arabic: جنين (janīn)
  • Azerbaijani: cənin
  • Malay: janin
  • Indonesian: janin
  • Persian: جنین
  • Ottoman Turkish: جنین (cenîn)

Etymology 2 edit

 
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Grammatically belongs to the root ج ن ن (j-n-n). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun edit

جِنِين (jinīnf

  1. Jenin (a city in the West Bank, Palestine).
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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʒi.niːn/, [ʒɪˈniːn]
  • (file)

Proper noun edit

جنين (jinīnf

  1. Jenin (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)