Etymology

jinnah

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Today it means: A surname from Urdu [in turn from Gujarati, in turn originating as a patronymic], chiefly held by members of the Jinnah Family. Full definition →

Urdu جِناح ← Gujarati ઝીણા
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The story

  1. Gujarati · derived fromઝીણા
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromجِناح
  3. English todayJinnah

Borrowed from Urdu جِناح (jināh), from Gujarati ઝીણા (jhīṇā).

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