زَانٍ

act. particle n. of زَنَى: [signifying Committing fornication or adultery: and also a fornicator or an adulterer:] (Msb:) feminine زَانِيَةٌ: (Qur'an, 24:2 and 3:) plural masculine زُنَاةٌ, like قُضَاةٌ plural of قَاضٍ: (Msb:) [and plural feminine زَوَانٍ.] يَا زَانِى said to a woman is correct as being [for يَا زَانِيَةُ, O fornicatress, or adulteress,] apocopated. (Mgh.)