jinn
A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins, often invisible but…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.
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» Ivan was cursed by a jinn.
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Examples
5 sentencesIvan was cursed by a jinn.
Ivan saw a jinn.
The jinn put Ivan in an eternal sleep.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Dschinn
джиннdžinn
джинdžyn
Origin
Derived from Arabic جِنّ (jinn, collective noun) (singular جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)).Derived from Arabic جِنّ (jinn, collective noun) (singular جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)).
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Forms
plural: jinns / jinn / jawan / jinnan / jinnahSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.