Hebrew

Noun

זוֹנָה • ‎(zoná) f ‎(plural indefinite זוֹנוֹת, masculine counterpart זוֹנֶה)

1. female prostitute (who has sex for pay)
2. (rare, obsolete, disputed) female foodmonger^[1]

Related terms

• 
זְנוּת ‎(z'nút)

Verb

זוֹנֶה • ‎(zoné)

1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of זָנָה

Verb

זוֹנָה • ‎(zoná)

1. Feminine singular present participle and present tense of זָנָה

References

1. ↑ Commentary of Rashi to Joshua 2:1.

• Brown, Francis; Driver, Samuel Rolles; Briggs, Charles Augustus (1906) A Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew זוֹנָה.

Noun

זונה • ‎(zoyne) f, plural זונות ‎(zoynes)

1. prostitute, whore

Synonyms

• קורווע ‎(kurve)