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jinn en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Derived from Arabic جِنّ (jinn, collective noun) (singular جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)).

Meanings

  1. (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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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

jinn-brained

Relateds

jann · shaitan · nasnas · ghoul · angel · ifrit

Synonyms

jinni · genie · jann

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(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)