jini

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See also: jiní, jiníʼ, and jíní

Albanian

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈjini/

Verb

jini!

  1. second-person plural imperative of jam

Hausa

Etymology

from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʒin-.

Pronunciation

Noun

jinī m (possessed form jinin)

  1. blood
  2. menstruation
    Synonyms: haila, al'ada, bin-wata
  3. lineage

Mwani

Etymology

From Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Noun

jini class 5 (plural majini)

  1. genie, jinn, spirit

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from English gin.

Noun

jini class IX (plural jini class X)

  1. gin (alcoholic beverage)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).[1]

Noun

jini class V (plural majini class VI)

  1. genie, jinn, sprite, fairy

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 62-63 Nr. 523
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