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Etymology 1

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Root
ج ن ن (j n n)
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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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
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. seed germ
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Gulf Arabic: جنين (janīn)
  • Azerbaijani: cənin
  • Malay: janin
  • Indonesian: janin
  • Persian: جنین
  • Ottoman Turkish: جنین (cenîn)

Etymology 2

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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

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جِنِين (jinīnf

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

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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جنين (jinīnf

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