jinn en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /d͡ʒɪn/
Etymology
Derived from Arabic جِنّ (jinn, collective noun) (singular جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)).
Meanings
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(qualifier:Arabic culture) A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature, film etc.
The second context in which jinn occurs in the Qur'an is where we find both ins and jinn are mentioned together. Ins is a collective noun signifying humans, recognisable familiar human beings.
2020, Abu-Hamdiyyah, Muhammad, The Qur'an: an introduction, Routledge, page 101:There not only jewels but also dangerous jinn abide: the inconvenient or resisted psychological powers that we have not thought or dared to integrate into our lives.
1968, Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, 2nd edition, London: Fontana Press, published 1993, page 8:Surah 18:50: 'And We told the Angels "prostrate yourselves before Adam". So they all prostrated themselves, except Iblees who was one of the jinn.
2020, Abu-Hamdiyyah, Muhammad, The Qur'an: an introduction, Routledge, page 101:Even the sad jinn within the graven image slept[.]
1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 342:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jin | alternative | lexicographic | |
| genie | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jinnan | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| jinnah | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| djinni | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jinn | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| djinny | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jhinn | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jhin | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jinnee | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ginn | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jinni | alternative | lexicographic | |
| djinn | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jawan | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| jinns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
jann · shaitan · nasnas · ghoul · angel · ifrit
Synonyms
Translations (86)
tk jyn (spirit) · tr cin (spirit) · it genio (spirit) · rhg jin (spirit) · ar جَاْنّ (spirit) · sv jinn (spirit) · sh džȉn (spirit) · av жен (spirit) · lt džinas (spirit) · uz jin (spirit) · tg ҷин (spirit) · pt génio (spirit) · sq xhind (spirit) · io djin (spirit) · lv džins (spirit) · fa-ira جِنّ (spirit) · bn জিন (spirit) · ur جِن (spirit) · ps جن (spirit) · uk джин (spirit) · hi जिन्द (spirit) · arc ܓܢܝܐ (spirit) · el τζίνι (spirit) · kmr cin (spirit) · ja ジン (spirit) · pt djim (spirit) · hi जिन (spirit) · cmn 神靈 /神灵 (spirit) · eu jeinu (spirit) · ko 진 (spirit) · et džinn (spirit) · ug جىن (spirit) · my ဂျင် (spirit) · es genio (spirit) · ms jin (spirit) · mk џин (spirit) · ja 精霊 (spirit) · fa-ira جِن (spirit) · pt gênio (spirit) · fr djinn (spirit) · eo fantomo (spirit) · mt ġinn (spirit) · fi djinni (spirit) · nb djinn (spirit) · fi jinni (spirit) · tr çor (spirit) · hu dzsinn (spirit) · dng җин (spirit) · sh џи̏н (spirit) · sk džin (spirit) · ky жин (spirit) · id jin (spirit) · kk жін (spirit) · he ג׳יני (spirit) · sl džin (spirit) · ba ен (spirit) · de Dschinn (spirit) · kk жын (spirit) · ur جِنّ (spirit) · eo ĝino (spirit) · az cin (spirit) · be джын (spirit) · tt җен (spirit) · fr jinn (spirit) · ckb جن (spirit) · th ญิน (spirit) · lez жин (spirit) · bg джин (spirit) · ka ჯინი (spirit) · ar جِنّ (spirit) · cmn 鎮尼 /镇尼 (spirit) · pt jinn (spirit) · cmn 精靈 /精灵 (spirit) · sv djinn (spirit) · cs džin (spirit) · hy ջին (spirit) · es jinn (spirit) · nl djinn (spirit) · hi जिन्न (spirit) · ru джинн (spirit) · eu irelu (spirit) · pl dżin (spirit) · dv ޖިންނި (spirit) · es djinn (spirit) · fi džinni (spirit) · nog йин (spirit)