djinn

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English

WOTD – 23 April 2007

Pronunciation

Noun

djinn (plural djinns)

  1. 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)

  1. (mythology) jinn, genie

Further reading

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed 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)

  1. (mythology) jinn, genie
    Synonym: genio

Swedish

Etymology

Arabic جِنّ (jinn)

Noun

djinn c

  1. (mythology) jinn

Declension

Declension of djinn 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative djinn djinnen djinner djinnerna
Genitive djinns djinnens djinners djinnernas

References

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