جنس

See also: حنش

Arabic

Etymology 1

Probably from Classical Syriac ܓܸܢܣܵܐ (gensā), which is in turn probably from Ancient Greek γένος (génos), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os. Alternatively, but much less likely, from Latin genus from the same Indo-European etymon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

جِنْس (jins) m (plural أَجْنَاس (ʾajnās))

  1. kind, sort, variety, species, class, genus
  2. category
  3. sex, gender (male or female)
  4. (grammar) gender
  5. sexuality; sex
  6. race
  7. nation
Declension

Etymology 2

From the noun جِنْس (jins, kind, sort).

Verb

جَنَّسَ (jannasa) II, non-past يُجَنِّسُ‎ (yujannisu)

  1. to make alike, to make similar
  2. to assimilate, to naturalize
  3. to class, to classify, to sort, to categorize
Conjugation

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic جِنْس (jins).

Noun

جنس (jens) (plural اجناس (ajnâs))

  1. kind
  2. genus
  3. genre
  4. (grammar) gender
  5. sex (female or male)
  6. goods
  • جنسی (jensi)
  • جنسیت (jensiyyat)
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