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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جَانّ (jānn).
Noun
jann (plural janns or jinnan or jawan or jinn or jinnah or genies or genii)
- (Islam) The father of the jinn preceeding humanity.
- (rare) One of the jinn; a genie.
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See also
Cypriot Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic جَنَّ (janna).
Verb
jann I (present pijinn)
- to go mad
References
- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 189