Kalmar “gina” ita ce abin da ya shuɗe kuma abin da ya wuce na fi’ili “gina”. Babban ma'anar "gini" shine ginawa ko gina wani abu, yawanci tsarin jiki kamar gini, gada, ko bango. Ana amfani da kalmar “gina” wajen siffanta wani abu da aka gina ko aka yi a baya. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga wani abu da aka haɓaka ko kafa akan lokaci, kamar kasuwanci ko suna. Ƙari ga haka, ana iya amfani da “gina” azaman sifa don bayyana halaye na zahiri ko na wani abu da aka gina, kamar yadda yake cikin “gidan da aka gina mai kyau” ko kuma “tsari mai ƙarfi, ginannen firam.”