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جنيه

Betekenis (Engels)

pound (unit of currency)

جنيه إسترليني

sterlîn

livre de Gibraltar

λίρα

Pfund Sterling

στερλίνα

Frekwensie

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/d͡ʒu.najh/

19th century, from Egyptian Arabic جنيه (ginēh), classicized after the diminutive measure فُعَيْل (fuʕayl). The Egyptian word is from English guinea; historically, a guinea was worth one pound and one shilling. In view of the (former) importance of French learning in Egypt, the final stress may follow French guinée, itself from the English