זונה

Hebrew

Root
ז־נ־ה (z-n-h)

Etymology

From the root ז־נ־ה . Compare Arabic زِنًى (zinan).

Pronunciation

• (זוֹנָה): (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): [zoˈna]

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Noun

זוֹנָה • (zoná) f (plural indefinite זוֹנוֹת, masculine counterpart זוֹנֶה)

1. female prostitute (who has sex for pay)
2. slut

   Synonym: שַׁרְמוּטָה

3. (rare, obsolete, disputed) female foodmonger

Related terms

• זְנוּת (z'nút)
• בן זונה (ben-zoná)

Verb

זוֹנֶה • (zoné)

1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of זָנָה

Verb

זוֹנָה • (zoná)

1. Feminine singular present participle and present tense of זָנָה

References

• Brown, Francis, Driver, Samuel Rolles, Briggs, Charles Augustus (1906) A Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew זוֹנָה (zoná).

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Poylish, Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /ˈzɔɪ̯nə/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈzeɪ̯nə/

Noun

זונה • (zoyne) f, plural זונות (zoynes)

1. prostitute, whore, harlot

   Synonyms: קורווע (kurve), הור (hur), שליוכע (shlyukhe)