Meaning

2 senses
  1. A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.

    Dschinn, Djinn

    джиннdžinn, духdux

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

    genie in a bottle

    Dschinn, Djinn

    джиннdžinn, духdux

    джинdžyn

More definitions
  • (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals

Examples

27 sentences
  1. The genie granted Tom his wish.

    Джин задовільнив Томове бажання. — deniko

  2. There's a genie in that bottle.

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  3. The genie is out of the bottle.

    deDer Geist ist aus der Flasche. — Adelpa

  4. A genie came out of the bottle.

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  5. Are you a human or a genie?

    ruТы человек или джинн? — AqQoyriq_1

    deBist du ein Mensch oder ein Dschinn? — Waldelfe

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a fictional magical being:
Русский
By meaning 1
an unseen being in Muslim theology:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an unseen being in Muslim theology:

Origin

From French génie (“genius, genie”), a phono-semantic matching of Arabic جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)

From French génie (“genius, genie”), a phono-semantic matching of Arabic جِنِّيّ (jinniyy).

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Forms

plural: genii / genies

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals:jinnijinneedjinnidjinnydjinn

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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