See also: ज़िना

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /zɪ.nɑː/, [zɪ.näː], /d͡ʒɪ.nɑː/, [d͡ʒɪ.näː]

Noun

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जिना (zināf

  1. nuqtaless form of ज़िना (zinā)

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian زینه (zīna, step; ladder). Compare Gujarati જીનો (jīno), Hindi ज़ीना (zīnā), Punjabi ਜੀਨਾ (jīnā).

Noun

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जिना (jinām

  1. staircase, stairway

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जिना”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जिना”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जिना”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Marwari

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian زنا (zinā), from Arabic زِنَاء (zināʔ).

Noun

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जिना (jinā?

  1. zina, extramarital and premarital sexual intercourse
  2. adultery
  3. fornication

References

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  • Bhanwar, Lal Suthar, Gahlot, Sukhveer Singh (1998) राजस्थानी-हिन्दी-अंग्रेजी कोश [rājasthānī-hindī-aṅgrejī koś, Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary] (in Hindi), Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press), page 121

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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जिना

  1. Devanagari script form of jinā, which is a second-person singular imperative active of जेति (jeti, to win)