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جناح

Meaning

  1. wing (organ of flight)
  2. wing (part of army)
  3. wing (part of building)
  4. shoulder, arm, hand
  5. side, edge
  6. fin
  7. projecting roof
  8. protection, refuge

Synonyms

جَنَاح

جناح جوي

pl أجنحة

pl أجْنِحة

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/d͡ʒa.naːħ/
Etymology

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).

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