English
Jenin
Jenin comes from Arabic جنين.
- Arabicc. 500–presentجنينjinīn
- Englishearliest quotation 2023Jenin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Arabicc. 500–presentجنينjinīn
- Englishearliest quotation 2023Jenin
Earliest quotation: 2023, Bethan McKernan, Israel attacks Jenin in biggest West Bank incursion in 20 ye: “Israel has launched a major aerial and ground offensive…”
Every English word from Arabic جنين
Today it means
name A city, the capital of Jenin governorate, West Bank, Palestine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic جنين / Jenin