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Albanian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈjini/
Verb
jini!
- second-person plural imperative of jam
Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
jinī m (possessed form jinin)
- blood
- menstruation
- Synonyms: haila, al'ada, bin-wata
- lineage
Mwani
Etymology
From Arabic جِنّ (jinn).
Noun
jini class 5 (plural majini)
- genie, jinn, spirit
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English gin.
Noun
jini (n class, plural jini)
- gin (alcoholic beverage)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).
Noun
jini (ma class, plural majini)
- genie, jinn, sprite, fairy
References
- ^ 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