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English
Pronunciation
Noun
djinn (plural djinns)
- Alternative spelling of jinn
1941, Rupert Gleadow, Magic and Divination, page 125:Necromancy meant originally the conjuring up the souls of the dead, and later included the conjuring of all sorts of inhuman spirits such as sylphs, giants, and djinn.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).
Pronunciation
Noun
djinn m (plural djinns)
- (mythology) jinn, genie
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French djinn, from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝin/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃin/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒin/
Noun
djinn m (plural djinns)
- (mythology) jinn, genie
- Synonym: genio
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Swedish
Etymology
Arabic جِنّ (jinn)
Noun
djinn c
- (mythology) jinn
Declension
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