җен

Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Cognate with Bashkir ен (yen).

Noun

җен • (cen)

  1. (Islam) jinn, demon
    • 2025, “Killer Qız [Killer Girl]”, in Killer Qız [Killer Girl]‎[1][2][3], performed by АИГЕЛ [AİGEL, AIGEL]:
      Böten keşene qurqıtıp izep betergän, cen (Nu, räxmät)
      He stepped onto the dancefloor and scared, crushed, and smashed everyone – hellspawn! (Thanks a lot)