genie

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See also: Genie, génie, Génie, and -génie

English

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Etymology

From French génie (genius, genie), a phono-semantic matching of Arabic جِنّيّ (jinnī).

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiː.ni/
  • Rhymes: -iːni

Noun

genie (plural genii or genies)

  1. (Islam) A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
  2. (mythology) A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.
    genie in a bottle

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Dutch

Etymology

From French génie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒeːˈni/, /ʒəˈni/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧nie
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

genie n (plural genieën, diminutive genietje n)

  1. (uncountable) genius, mental brilliance
  2. (countable) a genius, exceptionally gifted person.

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Noun

genie f (uncountable)

  1. military engineers (technical corps)

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Descendants

  • Indonesian: zeni
  • >? Javanese: ꦱꦼꦤꦶ (seni)
  • >? Malay: seni

Italian

Noun

genie f

  1. plural of genia

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛ.ɲɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɲɛ
  • Syllabification: ge‧nie

Noun

genie m

  1. locative singular of gen