djinn

English

WOTD – 23 April 2007

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʒɪn/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪn
Homophones: djin, djinn, gin, jinn

Noun

djinn (plural djinns)

Alternative spelling of jinn

French

Etymology

From Arabic جِنّ‎ (jinn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʒin/
Homophones: gin, jean

Noun

djinn m (plural djinns)

(mythology) jinn, genie

Further reading

“djinn” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Alternative forms

jinn, yin

Etymology

From Arabic جِنّ‎ (jinn). The spelling djinn comes via French.

Noun

djinn m (plural djinns)

(mythology) jinn, genie
Synonym: genio

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