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单词 zina
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zinan.

Brit. /ˈziːnə/, U.S. /ˈzinə/
Forms: 1800s– zina, 1900s– zeenah, 1900s– zinah, 2000s– zeena.
Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Partly a borrowing from Arabic. Etymons: Persian zinā', Arabic zinā'.
Etymology: < Persian zinā', and (probably mainly) < its etymon Arabic zinā' (also zinā), unlawful extramarital sexual intercourse, verbal noun of zanā to commit fornication, cognate with Hebrew zānāh.
Islam.
Any form of sexual intercourse which is prohibited under Islamic law, esp. that between two people who are not legal spouses; adultery, fornication.
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1817 in Papers relating to E. India Affairs: Regulations Govts. Bengal, Fort St. George, & Bombay (1819) xvii. 25 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 583) XIII. 347 The Mahomedan law of evidence, in some cases (especially in those of Zina, including adultery, rape and incest,) is such as to render a legal conviction almost impossible.
1865 N. B. E. Baillie Digest Moohummudan Law v. iii. 413 Such an one committed zina with thee, and this child is the fruit.
1939 G. H. Stern in M. Amin Wisdom of Prophet Muhammad (1945) 45 One of the undertakings of the covenant between Mohammad and women of the Islamic community was that they should not commit zina.
1984 G. Jennings Journeyer (1988) 204 You would like to take me to bed and make zina, would you not?
2017 S. K. Ali Saints & Misfits 107 A Muslim is not to long for the things that lead to zina, such as kissing, being alone, and touching.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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