جناح
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جناح¹
- /d͡ʒa.naːħ/
Where it comes from
Uncertain; no Semitic cognates exist which are not suspected to be borrowed from Arabic. Likely related to Egyptian ḏnḥ, either through inheritance or through borrowing; also compare جَنَحَ (janaḥa, “to lean”) (both referring to the concept of side).
noun جَنَاح · janāḥ · أَجْنِحَة · أَجْنُح · الْجَنَاح
- wing (organ of flight)
- wing (part of army)
- wing (part of building)
- shoulder, arm, hand
- side, edge
- fin
- projecting roof
- protection, refuge
جناح²
- /d͡ʒu.naːħ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle Persian.; compare modern Persian گناه (gonâh).
noun جُنَاح · junāḥ · الْجُنَاح · جُنَاحٌ
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blame, misdemeanor, transgression, wrong
وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِن كَانَ بِكُمْ أَذًى مِّن مَّطَرٍ أَوْ كُنْتُم مَّرْضَىٰ أَن تَضَعُوا أَسْلِحَتَكُمْ وَخُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ
Similar: ذَنْب
In English
Talk about this word "جناح." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AD. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. جناح. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AD "جناح." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AD.Cite this
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title = {جناح},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AD},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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