زنزانة

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from Middle Persian zyndʾn' (zēndān, “prison”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zin.zaː.na/
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Noun

زِنْزَانَة • (zinzāna) f (plural زِنْزَانَات (zinzānāt) or زَنَازِين (zanāzīn))

gaol cell, dungeon, oubliette

Declension

Declension of noun زِنْزَانَة (zinzāna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زِنْزَانَة zinzāna	الزِّنْزَانَة az-zinzāna	زِنْزَانَة zinzānat
Nominative	زِنْزَانَةٌ zinzānatun	الزِّنْزَانَةُ az-zinzānatu	زِنْزَانَةُ zinzānatu
Accusative	زِنْزَانَةً zinzānatan	الزِّنْزَانَةَ az-zinzānata	زِنْزَانَةَ zinzānata
Genitive	زِنْزَانَةٍ zinzānatin	الزِّنْزَانَةِ az-zinzānati	زِنْزَانَةِ zinzānati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زِنْزَانَتَيْن zinzānatayn	الزِّنْزَانَتَيْن az-zinzānatayn	زِنْزَانَتَيْ zinzānatay
Nominative	زِنْزَانَتَانِ zinzānatāni	الزِّنْزَانَتَانِ az-zinzānatāni	زِنْزَانَتَا zinzānatā
Accusative	زِنْزَانَتَيْنِ zinzānatayni	الزِّنْزَانَتَيْنِ az-zinzānatayni	زِنْزَانَتَيْ zinzānatay
Genitive	زِنْزَانَتَيْنِ zinzānatayni	الزِّنْزَانَتَيْنِ az-zinzānatayni	زِنْزَانَتَيْ zinzānatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زِنْزَانَات zinzānāt	الزِّنْزَانَات az-zinzānāt	زِنْزَانَات zinzānāt
Nominative	زِنْزَانَاتٌ zinzānātun	الزِّنْزَانَاتُ az-zinzānātu	زِنْزَانَاتُ zinzānātu
Accusative	زِنْزَانَاتٍ zinzānātin	الزِّنْزَانَاتِ az-zinzānāti	زِنْزَانَاتِ zinzānāti
Genitive	زِنْزَانَاتٍ zinzānātin	الزِّنْزَانَاتِ az-zinzānāti	زِنْزَانَاتِ zinzānāti

References

“زنزانة” in Almaany
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “زنزانة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 532

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