זונה

Hebrew

Root
ז־נ־ה‎

Etymology

From the root ז־נ־ה‎ . Compare Arabic زِنًى‎ (zinan).

Pronunciation

(זוֹנָה): (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): [zoˈna]

Noun

זוֹנָה • (zoná) f (plural indefinite זוֹנוֹת‎, masculine counterpart זוֹנֶה)

female prostitute (who has sex for pay)
(rare, obsolete, disputed) female foodmonger^[1]

Related terms

 זְנוּת‎ (z'nút)

Verb

זוֹנֶה • (zoné)

Masculine singular present participle and present tense of זָנָה‎

Verb

זוֹנָה • (zoná)

Feminine singular present participle and present tense of זָנָה‎

References

↑ Commentary of Rashi to Joshua 2:1.

Brown, Francis; Driver, Samuel Rolles; Briggs, Charles Augustus (1906) A Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew זוֹנָה‎.

Noun

זונה • (zoyne) f, plural זונות‎ (zoynes)

prostitute, whore
Synonyms: קורווע‎ (kurve), הור‎ (hur), שליוכע‎ (shlyukhe)

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