زنى

العربية

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زنى

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Compare Hebrew זָנָה (zaná, “to fornicate”) and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܙܵܢܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zānyūṯā, “adultery, fornication”).

verb زَنَى · zanā · يَزْنِي · زِنًى · زِنَاء

to commit adultery, to fornicate وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ ٱللّٰهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ ٱلنَّفْسَ ٱلَّتِي حَرَّمَ ٱللّٰهُ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا يَزْنُونَ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا

verb زَنَّى · zannā · يُزَنِّي · تَزْنِيَة · مُزَنٍّ

rare, transitive to accuse of fornication وكان له بنيّ يتبعه، فكان يزنّي أمّه عند كلّ حقّ وباطل، وعند كلّ جدّ وهزل. قلت له يوما- ونحن عند بني ربعيّ: ويحك، بأيّ شيء تستحلّ أن تقذف أمّه

noun زِنًى · zinan · زِنَى · الزِّنَى

noun from verb verbal noun of زَنَى (zanā) (form I)
adultery, fornication, lust وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَى ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا

In English

fornication sexual intercourse considered illicit
adultery lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh co
fornicate to engage in fornication
commit adultery commit adultery

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {زنى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B2%D9%86%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}