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Zina

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Zina ♀ (Russian) short form of Zinaida (from Greek Zēnais, a derivative of the name of the god Zeus), the name of an obscure saint venerated in the Eastern Church. It is also a Russian short form of the rarer given name Zinovia (from Greek Zēnobia, a compound of Zeus + bios ‘life’). Its adoption as a given name in the English-speaking world probably owes something to its resemblance to the popular girl's name Tina.

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Zināʾ

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Zināʾ (Arab.). Sexual intercourse outside the permitted relationships (which, in Islam, include concubines as well as marriage). Zināʾ is dealt with particularly in Qurʾān, sūra 4. The punishment by rajm appears in ḥadīth, not in Qurʾān. See also ḤADD.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Zināʾ." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Zin.html

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Zina

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Zina ♀ (Russian) Pet form of Zinaida or Zinovia.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Zina." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Zina1.html

PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Zina." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Zina1.html

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