see|Genie
English
Alternative spellings
jinni
jinnie
jinnee
djinni
djinny

Etymology
From Arabic ARchar|ج�|ج��� (jinn).

Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�ni|-i�ni

Noun
genie (p: genii)

1. Islam An invisible spirit mentioned in the Qur'an and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals.

#A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.
Translations

Albanian: xhind
Arabic: ARchar|ج�|ج��� (jinn) (p: ARchar|ج��|ج����� (jinniy) or ARchar|ج�|ج���� (jinni))
Bosnian: džin#Bosnian|džin m, duh#Bosnian|duh m
Bulgarian: джин
Chinese:
:Simplified: ��, ��
:Traditional: ��, ��
Finnish: hengetär, haltija
French: génie
German: Dschin
Hindi: �िन�न (jinn)
Hungarian: dzsinn, szellem, démon
Indonesian: jin
mid
Japanese: 精�
Portuguese: gênio
Russian: джинн m, джин m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �ин#Serbian|�ин m, д��#Serbian|д�� m
:Roman: džin#Serbian|džin m, duh#Serbian|duh m
Spanish: genio
Swahili: kijini
Swedish: djinn, ande, geni, demon, skyddsande
Tagalog: jini
Turkish: cin, cinler
Urdu: URchar|ج�

See also
jinx
gin

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

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• 2007-11-02 17:02 - Emperorbma - /* Noun */ {{Islam}} for Muslim use

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