جينة

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic جَيْئَة‎ (jayʔa) with the Hamza replaced by “n”. Doublet of جيّة‎ (jayye).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒeː.ne/, [ˈʒeː.ne]
  • IPA(key): /ʒeː.na/, [ˈʒeː.na]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

جينة • (jēne) f

  1. verbal noun of إجا‎ (ʔija)
  2. coming, arrival
    Antonyms: روحة‎ (rōḥa), طلعة‎ (ṭalʕa)
    Coordinate term: رجعة‎ (rajʕa, “return”)
    ‏جينته كانت صدفة.‎‎
    jēnto kānat ṣudfe
    He arrived unexpectedly.
    (literally, “His arrival was by chance.”)
  • جاي‎ (jāy, “coming, approaching”)
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