جنينه

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جُنَيْنة (junayna, “small garden”), diminutive of جَنّة (janna, “garden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒnɛɪ̯nɪ/, /ˈʒneːnɪ/

Noun

جنينه • (jnayni) f (plural جنينات (jnaynāt))

1. garden

   كنا عم نشرب شاي سوا بالجنينه الكبيره تبعيت بيتهن.

   kinna ʿam nišrab šāy sawa b-li-jnayni li-kbīri tabʿīt baytun.

   We were having tea together in the big garden of their house.