جن

See also: خن

Arabic

Root
ج ن ن (j n n)
10 terms

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew גָּנַן (gānán, “to defend, to cover”).

Verb

جَنَّ • (janna) I (non-past يَجُنُّ (yajunnu), verbal noun جَنّ (jann) or جُنُون (junūn))

(transitive) to cover, to hide, to conceal, to veil
(transitive) to envelop, to enshroud, to cloak, to screen
(transitive) to descend, to fall, to become night
- 11 Century CE, Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, ترقب إذا جن الظلام زيارتي
  تَرَقَّبْ إِذَا جَنَّ الظَّلَامُ زِيَارَتِي / فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَ أَكْتَمَ لِلسِّرِّ
  taraqqab ʔiḏā janna ẓ-ẓalāmu ziyāratī / fa-ʔinnī raʔaytu l-layla ʔaktama li-s-sirri
  Await, when darkness falls, my visit. For I found the night to be a better keeper of secrets.

Conjugation

Conjugation of **جَنَّ** (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive, verbal nouns **جَنّ**, *جُنُون*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					جَنّ, جُنُون jann, junūn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					جَانّ jānn
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَجْنُون majnūn
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	جَنَنْتُ janantu	جَنَنْتَ jananta	جَنَّ janna	جَنَنْتُمَا janantumā	جَنَّا jannā	جَنَنَّا janannā	جَنَنْتُمْ janantum	جَنُّوا jannū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	جَنَنْتُ janantu	جَنَنْتِ jananti	جَنَّتْ jannat	جَنَنْتُمَا janantumā	جَنَّتَا jannatā	جَنَنَّا janannā	جَنَنْتُنَّ janantunna	جَنَنَّ jananna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَجُنُّ ʔajunnu	تَجُنُّ tajunnu	يَجُنُّ yajunnu	تَجُنَّانِ tajunnāni	يَجُنَّانِ yajunnāni	نَجُنُّ najunnu	تَجُنُّونَ tajunnūna	يَجُنُّونَ yajunnūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَجُنُّ ʔajunnu	تَجُنِّينَ tajunnīna	تَجُنُّ tajunnu	تَجُنَّانِ tajunnāni	تَجُنَّانِ tajunnāni	نَجُنُّ najunnu	تَجْنُنَّ tajnunna	يَجْنُنَّ yajnunna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَجُنَّ ʔajunna	تَجُنَّ tajunna	يَجُنَّ yajunna	تَجُنَّا tajunnā	يَجُنَّا yajunnā	نَجُنَّ najunna	تَجُنُّوا tajunnū	يَجُنُّوا yajunnū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَجُنَّ ʔajunna	تَجُنِّي tajunnī	تَجُنَّ tajunna	تَجُنَّا tajunnā	تَجُنَّا tajunnā	نَجُنَّ najunna	تَجْنُنَّ tajnunna	يَجْنُنَّ yajnunna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَجُنَّ, أَجُنِّ, أَجْنُنْ ʔajunna, ʔajunni, ʔajnun	تَجُنَّ, تَجُنِّ, تَجْنُنْ tajunna, tajunni, tajnun	يَجُنَّ, يَجُنِّ, يَجْنُنْ yajunna, yajunni, yajnun	تَجُنَّا tajunnā	يَجُنَّا yajunnā	نَجُنَّ, نَجُنِّ, نَجْنُنْ najunna, najunni, najnun	تَجُنُّوا tajunnū	يَجُنُّوا yajunnū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَجُنَّ, أَجُنِّ, أَجْنُنْ ʔajunna, ʔajunni, ʔajnun	تَجُنِّي tajunnī	تَجُنَّ, تَجُنِّ, تَجْنُنْ tajunna, tajunni, tajnun	تَجُنَّا tajunnā	تَجُنَّا tajunnā	نَجُنَّ, نَجُنِّ, نَجْنُنْ najunna, najunni, najnun	تَجْنُنَّ tajnunna	يَجْنُنَّ yajnunna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		جُنَّ, جُنِّ, اُجْنُنْ junna, junni, ujnun		جُنَّا junnā			جُنُّوا junnū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		جُنِّي junnī		جُنَّا junnā			اُجْنُنَّ ujnunna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	جُنِنْتُ junintu	جُنِنْتَ juninta	جُنَّ junna	جُنِنْتُمَا junintumā	جُنَّا junnā	جُنِنَّا juninnā	جُنِنْتُمْ junintum	جُنُّوا junnū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	جُنِنْتُ junintu	جُنِنْتِ juninti	جُنَّتْ junnat	جُنِنْتُمَا junintumā	جُنَّتَا junnatā	جُنِنَّا juninnā	جُنِنْتُنَّ junintunna	جُنِنَّ juninna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُجَنُّ ʔujannu	تُجَنُّ tujannu	يُجَنُّ yujannu	تُجَنَّانِ tujannāni	يُجَنَّانِ yujannāni	نُجَنُّ nujannu	تُجَنُّونَ tujannūna	يُجَنُّونَ yujannūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُجَنُّ ʔujannu	تُجَنِّينَ tujannīna	تُجَنُّ tujannu	تُجَنَّانِ tujannāni	تُجَنَّانِ tujannāni	نُجَنُّ nujannu	تُجْنَنَّ tujnanna	يُجْنَنَّ yujnanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُجَنَّ ʔujanna	تُجَنَّ tujanna	يُجَنَّ yujanna	تُجَنَّا tujannā	يُجَنَّا yujannā	نُجَنَّ nujanna	تُجَنُّوا tujannū	يُجَنُّوا yujannū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُجَنَّ ʔujanna	تُجَنِّي tujannī	تُجَنَّ tujanna	تُجَنَّا tujannā	تُجَنَّا tujannā	نُجَنَّ nujanna	تُجْنَنَّ tujnanna	يُجْنَنَّ yujnanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُجَنَّ, أُجَنِّ, أُجْنَنْ ʔujanna, ʔujanni, ʔujnan	تُجَنَّ, تُجَنِّ, تُجْنَنْ tujanna, tujanni, tujnan	يُجَنَّ, يُجَنِّ, يُجْنَنْ yujanna, yujanni, yujnan	تُجَنَّا tujannā	يُجَنَّا yujannā	نُجَنَّ, نُجَنِّ, نُجْنَنْ nujanna, nujanni, nujnan	تُجَنُّوا tujannū	يُجَنُّوا yujannū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُجَنَّ, أُجَنِّ, أُجْنَنْ ʔujanna, ʔujanni, ʔujnan	تُجَنِّي tujannī	تُجَنَّ, تُجَنِّ, تُجْنَنْ tujanna, tujanni, tujnan	تُجَنَّا tujannā	تُجَنَّا tujannā	نُجَنَّ, نُجَنِّ, نُجْنَنْ nujanna, nujanni, nujnan	تُجْنَنَّ tujnanna	يُجْنَنَّ yujnanna

Related terms

جَنِين (janīn, “embryo, germ”)
مِجَنّ (mijann, “shield”)

Etymology 2

Formally from the root ج ن ن (j n n), related to disappearance, hiding and concealment, though most likely a back-formation from جِنِّي (jinnī), derived from Classical Syriac ܓܢܝ (gnē, “spirit, genie”), or its emphatic form Aramaic גניא (ginnāyā) or Classical Syriac ܓܢܝܐ (genyā), also meaning "a tutelary deity" or "Astaroth idols". Compare Latin genius.

Noun

جِنّ • (jinn) m (collective, singulative جَانّ m or f (jānn) or جِنِّيّ m (jinniyy) or جِنِّيَّة f (jinniyya) or جِنَّة f (jinna), plural جِنَّان (jinnān) or جَوَان (jawān) or جِنَّات (jinnāt))

(collective) spiritual or otherwise unseen, undetectable, masked, or morphed beings that may be benevolent or helpful (agathodaemons, eudaemons), neutral, or malevolent (cacodemons); demonkind, jinn, genies
Synonym: جِنَّة (jinna)
(collective) any mythical beings in general (such as fairies, satyrs, nymphs, elves, goblins, and sprites)
(informal, in the singular) a genie, a jann, one of the jinn(s).

Usage notes

In Arabian and Islamic mythology and demonology, the genies (alternatively referred to in English using the transliteration jinn), are conceptualized as a race that lives on earth alongside humans and beasts. Genies, like humans, are not deemed wholly evil or good, but they are said to possess powers that screen them from humankind, such as shapeshifting, which allows them to take up the form of animals (usually snakes and serpents) or even humans. Evil, godless, malicious, or otherwise harmful genies may influence the world indirectly (often through the works of human agents, such as sorcerers and witches) or directly (through the actions of the genies themselves). For example, Saʿd ibn ʿUbādah, one of the companions of Muhammad, is said to have been supposedly assassinated by a genie who shot him with an arrow while he was urinating alone in the desert, and the second Caliph ʽUmar ibn al-Ḵaṭṭāb, as reported by Al-Munāwi in his Fayḍ al-Qadīr ("The Flow of the Ablest"), struck dead a غُول (ḡūl) (a kind of جِنّ (jinn)) with his sword, describing the creature as being "with a form like a human but with legs like those of a donkey". The جِنّ (jinn) are therefore not to be confused with the race of otherworldly creatures trapped in oil lamps as popularized in English, which, in Arabic, would be only a subtype of جِنّ (jinn), like the قُطْرُب (quṭrub, “lycanthrope”) and the سِعْلَاء (siʕlāʔ, “succubus”) and the chiefly Egyptian نَدَّاهَة (“siren”). For more information, see the Wikipedia article on Jinn.

The word is also sometimes indiscriminately used when translating the non-Arabic names of other mythological beings (especially fairies and elves). This, however, often creates much confusion, and so various Arabicized forms of the original denominations may be used to avoid this.

Declension

Declension of noun **جِنّ** (jinn)‎; جِنَّة (jinna)
collective	basic collective triptote‎; collective triptote in ـَة (-a)
collective	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جِنّ‎; جِنَّة jinn‎; jinna	الْجِنّ‎; الْجِنَّة al-jinn‎; al-jinna	جِنّ‎; جِنَّة jinn‎; jinnat
nominative	جِنٌّ‎; جِنَّةٌ jinnun‎; jinnatun	الْجِنُّ‎; الْجِنَّةُ al-jinnu‎; al-jinnatu	جِنُّ‎; جِنَّةُ jinnu‎; jinnatu
accusative	جِنًّا‎; جِنَّةً jinnan‎; jinnatan	الْجِنَّ‎; الْجِنَّةَ al-jinna‎; al-jinnata	جِنَّ‎; جِنَّةَ jinna‎; jinnata
genitive	جِنٍّ‎; جِنَّةٍ jinnin‎; jinnatin	الْجِنِّ‎; الْجِنَّةِ al-jinni‎; al-jinnati	جِنِّ‎; جِنَّةِ jinni‎; jinnati
singulative	basic singulative triptote‎; singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
singulative	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جان‎; جِنِّي‎; جِنِّيَّة‎; جِنَّة jān‎; jinnī‎; jinniyya‎; jinna	الْجان‎; الْجِنِّي‎; الْجِنِّيَّة‎; الْجِنَّة al-jān‎; al-jinnī‎; al-jinniyya‎; al-jinna	جان‎; جِنِّي‎; جِنِّيَّة‎; جِنَّة jān‎; jinnī‎; jinniyyat‎; jinnat
nominative	جانٌ‎; جِنِّيٌّ‎; جِنِّيَّةٌ‎; جِنَّةٌ jānun‎; jinniyyun‎; jinniyyatun‎; jinnatun	الْجانُ‎; الْجِنِّيُّ‎; الْجِنِّيَّةُ‎; الْجِنَّةُ al-jānu‎; al-jinniyyu‎; al-jinniyyatu‎; al-jinnatu	جانُ‎; جِنِّيُّ‎; جِنِّيَّةُ‎; جِنَّةُ jānu‎; jinniyyu‎; jinniyyatu‎; jinnatu
accusative	جانًا‎; جِنِّيًّا‎; جِنِّيَّةً‎; جِنَّةً jānan‎; jinniyyan‎; jinniyyatan‎; jinnatan	الْجانَ‎; الْجِنِّيَّ‎; الْجِنِّيَّةَ‎; الْجِنَّةَ al-jāna‎; al-jinniyya‎; al-jinniyyata‎; al-jinnata	جانَ‎; جِنِّيَّ‎; جِنِّيَّةَ‎; جِنَّةَ jāna‎; jinniyya‎; jinniyyata‎; jinnata
genitive	جانٍ‎; جِنِّيٍّ‎; جِنِّيَّةٍ‎; جِنَّةٍ jānin‎; jinniyyin‎; jinniyyatin‎; jinnatin	الْجانِ‎; الْجِنِّيِّ‎; الْجِنِّيَّةِ‎; الْجِنَّةِ al-jāni‎; al-jinniyyi‎; al-jinniyyati‎; al-jinnati	جانِ‎; جِنِّيِّ‎; جِنِّيَّةِ‎; جِنَّةِ jāni‎; jinniyyi‎; jinniyyati‎; jinnati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جانَيْن‎; جِنِّيَّيْن‎; جِنِّيَّتَيْن‎; جِنَّتَيْن jānayn‎; jinniyyayn‎; jinniyyatayn‎; jinnatayn	الْجانَيْن‎; الْجِنِّيَّيْن‎; الْجِنِّيَّتَيْن‎; الْجِنَّتَيْن al-jānayn‎; al-jinniyyayn‎; al-jinniyyatayn‎; al-jinnatayn	جانَيْ‎; جِنِّيَّيْ‎; جِنِّيَّتَيْ‎; جِنَّتَيْ jānay‎; jinniyyay‎; jinniyyatay‎; jinnatay
nominative	جانَانِ‎; جِنِّيَّانِ‎; جِنِّيَّتَانِ‎; جِنَّتَانِ jānāni‎; jinniyyāni‎; jinniyyatāni‎; jinnatāni	الْجانَانِ‎; الْجِنِّيَّانِ‎; الْجِنِّيَّتَانِ‎; الْجِنَّتَانِ al-jānāni‎; al-jinniyyāni‎; al-jinniyyatāni‎; al-jinnatāni	جانَا‎; جِنِّيَّا‎; جِنِّيَّتَا‎; جِنَّتَا jānā‎; jinniyyā‎; jinniyyatā‎; jinnatā
accusative	جانَيْنِ‎; جِنِّيَّيْنِ‎; جِنِّيَّتَيْنِ‎; جِنَّتَيْنِ jānayni‎; jinniyyayni‎; jinniyyatayni‎; jinnatayni	الْجانَيْنِ‎; الْجِنِّيَّيْنِ‎; الْجِنِّيَّتَيْنِ‎; الْجِنَّتَيْنِ al-jānayni‎; al-jinniyyayni‎; al-jinniyyatayni‎; al-jinnatayni	جانَيْ‎; جِنِّيَّيْ‎; جِنِّيَّتَيْ‎; جِنَّتَيْ jānay‎; jinniyyay‎; jinniyyatay‎; jinnatay
genitive	جانَيْنِ‎; جِنِّيَّيْنِ‎; جِنِّيَّتَيْنِ‎; جِنَّتَيْنِ jānayni‎; jinniyyayni‎; jinniyyatayni‎; jinnatayni	الْجانَيْنِ‎; الْجِنِّيَّيْنِ‎; الْجِنِّيَّتَيْنِ‎; الْجِنَّتَيْنِ al-jānayni‎; al-jinniyyayni‎; al-jinniyyatayni‎; al-jinnatayni	جانَيْ‎; جِنِّيَّيْ‎; جِنِّيَّتَيْ‎; جِنَّتَيْ jānay‎; jinniyyay‎; jinniyyatay‎; jinnatay
paucal (3-10)	paucal unknown‎; sound masculine paucal‎; sound feminine paucal
paucal (3-10)	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	?‎; جِنِّيِّين‎; جِنِّيَّات‎; جِنَّات ?‎; jinniyyīn‎; jinniyyāt‎; jinnāt	?‎; الْجِنِّيِّين‎; الْجِنِّيَّات‎; الْجِنَّات ?‎; al-jinniyyīn‎; al-jinniyyāt‎; al-jinnāt	?‎; جِنِّيِّي‎; جِنِّيَّات‎; جِنَّات ?‎; jinniyyī‎; jinniyyāt‎; jinnāt
nominative	?‎; جِنِّيُّونَ‎; جِنِّيَّاتٌ‎; جِنَّاتٌ ?‎; jinniyyūna‎; jinniyyātun‎; jinnātun	?‎; الْجِنِّيُّونَ‎; الْجِنِّيَّاتُ‎; الْجِنَّاتُ ?‎; al-jinniyyūna‎; al-jinniyyātu‎; al-jinnātu	?‎; جِنِّيُّو‎; جِنِّيَّاتُ‎; جِنَّاتُ ?‎; jinniyyū‎; jinniyyātu‎; jinnātu
accusative	?‎; جِنِّيِّينَ‎; جِنِّيَّاتٍ‎; جِنَّاتٍ ?‎; jinniyyīna‎; jinniyyātin‎; jinnātin	?‎; الْجِنِّيِّينَ‎; الْجِنِّيَّاتِ‎; الْجِنَّاتِ ?‎; al-jinniyyīna‎; al-jinniyyāti‎; al-jinnāti	?‎; جِنِّيِّي‎; جِنِّيَّاتِ‎; جِنَّاتِ ?‎; jinniyyī‎; jinniyyāti‎; jinnāti
genitive	?‎; جِنِّيِّينَ‎; جِنِّيَّاتٍ‎; جِنَّاتٍ ?‎; jinniyyīna‎; jinniyyātin‎; jinnātin	?‎; الْجِنِّيِّينَ‎; الْجِنِّيَّاتِ‎; الْجِنَّاتِ ?‎; al-jinniyyīna‎; al-jinniyyāti‎; al-jinnāti	?‎; جِنِّيِّي‎; جِنِّيَّاتِ‎; جِنَّاتِ ?‎; jinniyyī‎; jinniyyāti‎; jinnāti

Descendants

Maltese: ġinn
→ Albanian: xhind
→ Armenian: ջին (ǰin)
→ Avar: жен (žen)
→ Azerbaijani: cin
→ Bashkir: ен (yen)
→ Bengali: জিন (jin), জ্বীন (jin)
→ Dhivehi: ޖިންނި (jin̊ni)
→ Georgian: ჯინი (ǯini)
→ Kazakh: жын (jyn), жін (jın)
→ Kurdish: cin
→ Kyrgyz: жин (jin)
→ Malay: jin
- → Indonesian: jin
→ Nogai: йин (yin)
→ Persian: جن (jenn)
- > Tajik: ҷин (jin) (inherited)
- → Hindi: जिन्न (jinn), जिन (jin), जिन्द (jind)
- → Urdu: جن (jin)
→ Ottoman Turkish: جن (cin)
- > Turkish: cin (inherited)
- → Greek: τζίνι (tzíni)
- → Serbo-Croatian: džȉn
→ Tatar: җен (cen)
→ Swahili: jini
→ Turkmen: jyn
→ Uyghur: جىن (jin)
→ Uzbek: jin

Etymology 3

Denominal verb from جِنّ (jinn, “jinn; spirit, demon”), leveled to the root ج ن ن (j n n).

Verb

جُنَّ • (junna) I (passive-only, first-person singular past جُنِنْتُ (junintu), non-past يُجَنُّ (yujannu), verbal noun جَنّ (jann) or جُنُون (junūn) or جِنَّة (jinna))

(passive voice) to be possessed
1. (passive voice) to seem or act as if possessed, to be insane, to be crazy, to be mad, to be deranged
2. (passive voice) to be obsessed; to be infatuated

Conjugation

Conjugation of **جُنَّ** (I, geminate, passive-only, verbal nouns **جَنّ**, *جُنُون*, *جِنَّة*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					جَنّ, جُنُون, جِنَّة jann, junūn, jinna
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَجْنُون majnūn

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	جُنِنْتُ junintu	جُنِنْتَ juninta	جُنَّ junna	جُنِنْتُمَا junintumā	جُنَّا junnā	جُنِنَّا juninnā	جُنِنْتُمْ junintum	جُنُّوا junnū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	جُنِنْتُ junintu	جُنِنْتِ juninti	جُنَّتْ junnat	جُنِنْتُمَا junintumā	جُنَّتَا junnatā	جُنِنَّا juninnā	جُنِنْتُنَّ junintunna	جُنِنَّ juninna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُجَنُّ ʔujannu	تُجَنُّ tujannu	يُجَنُّ yujannu	تُجَنَّانِ tujannāni	يُجَنَّانِ yujannāni	نُجَنُّ nujannu	تُجَنُّونَ tujannūna	يُجَنُّونَ yujannūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُجَنُّ ʔujannu	تُجَنِّينَ tujannīna	تُجَنُّ tujannu	تُجَنَّانِ tujannāni	تُجَنَّانِ tujannāni	نُجَنُّ nujannu	تُجْنَنَّ tujnanna	يُجْنَنَّ yujnanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُجَنَّ ʔujanna	تُجَنَّ tujanna	يُجَنَّ yujanna	تُجَنَّا tujannā	يُجَنَّا yujannā	نُجَنَّ nujanna	تُجَنُّوا tujannū	يُجَنُّوا yujannū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُجَنَّ ʔujanna	تُجَنِّي tujannī	تُجَنَّ tujanna	تُجَنَّا tujannā	تُجَنَّا tujannā	نُجَنَّ nujanna	تُجْنَنَّ tujnanna	يُجْنَنَّ yujnanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُجَنَّ, أُجَنِّ, أُجْنَنْ ʔujanna, ʔujanni, ʔujnan	تُجَنَّ, تُجَنِّ, تُجْنَنْ tujanna, tujanni, tujnan	يُجَنَّ, يُجَنِّ, يُجْنَنْ yujanna, yujanni, yujnan	تُجَنَّا tujannā	يُجَنَّا yujannā	نُجَنَّ, نُجَنِّ, نُجْنَنْ nujanna, nujanni, nujnan	تُجَنُّوا tujannū	يُجَنُّوا yujannū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُجَنَّ, أُجَنِّ, أُجْنَنْ ʔujanna, ʔujanni, ʔujnan	تُجَنِّي tujannī	تُجَنَّ, تُجَنِّ, تُجْنَنْ tujanna, tujanni, tujnan	تُجَنَّا tujannā	تُجَنَّا tujannā	نُجَنَّ, نُجَنِّ, نُجْنَنْ nujanna, nujanni, nujnan	تُجْنَنَّ tujnanna	يُجْنَنَّ yujnanna

Related terms

جِنَّة (jinna, “possession, mania; spirits and demons”)
جُنُون (junūn, “madness”)
جُنُونِيّ (junūniyy, “crazy”)
مَجَنَّة (majanna, “madness, insanity”)
مَجْنُون (majnūn, “crazy, demoniac”)

Etymology 4

Noun

جَنّ • (jann) m

verbal noun of جُنَّ (junna) (form I)
verbal noun of جَنَّ (janna) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun **جَنّ** (jann)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَنّ jann	الْجَنّ al-jann	جَنّ jann
nominative	جَنٌّ jannun	الْجَنُّ al-jannu	جَنُّ jannu
accusative	جَنًّا jannan	الْجَنَّ al-janna	جَنَّ janna
genitive	جَنٍّ jannin	الْجَنِّ al-janni	جَنِّ janni

Baluchi

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ǰánHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Noun

جن • (jan)

woman

Karakhanid

Alternative forms

𐽽𐽶𐽺𐾂 (cyṅ /⁠⁠čïn⁠/)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čïn.

Noun

جِنْ (čin /⁠čïn/)

the truth
جِنْ اَيْدِنْكْ ― čin aydink /čïn aydïŋ/ ― you spoke the truth

Adverb

جِنْ (čin /⁠čïn/)

true, right, correct
جِنْ سُوزْلارْ ― čin sūzlʾr /čïn sȫzler/ ― he speaks rightfully

Descendants

Khorezmian Turkic: [script needed] (čïn)
- Chagatai: چین (čïn)
  - Uyghur: چىن (chin)
  - Uzbek: chin

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒinn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪ́n(ː)]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪ́n(ː)]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒín(ː)]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒén(ː)]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒín(ː)]

Readings
Classical reading^?	jinn
Dari reading^?	jinn
Iranian reading^?	jenn
Tajik reading^?	jinn

Noun


Iranian Persian	جن
Dari	جن
Tajik	ҷин, ҷинн

جن • (jenn) (plural جن‌ها)

jinn, genie, demon, ghost

Related terms

دیو (div, “daeva”)
غول (ġul, “ghoul”)

Etymology 2

From or cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀 (yaona, “way”), from Proto-Iranian *Háy (cognate with Pashto يون (yūn, “movement; walking; going”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háy, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒan/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒǽn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒǽn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒǽn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒǽn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒǽn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	jan
Dari reading^?	jan
Iranian reading^?	jan
Tajik reading^?	jan

Noun

جن • (jan) (plural جن‌ها)

side
way
Synonyms: راه (râh), سو (sū)
- c. 1000, Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi, The Book of Kings:
  پرندوش از این جن سواری گذشت
  که لرزید ازو سر به سر بوم و دشت
  parandôš az ên jan savârê guzašt
  ka larzîd azô sar-ba-sar bûm u dašt

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जन (jana, “race; people”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánHas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os.

Noun

جن • (jan) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਨ)

Declension

Declension of جن
	singular	plural
direct	جَن (jan)	جَن (jan)
oblique	جَن (jan)	جَناں (janāṉ)
vocative	جَنا (janā)	جَنو (jano)
ablative	جَنوں (janoṉ)	جَناں (janāṉ)
locative	جَنے (jane)	جَنِیں (janīṉ)
instrumental	جَنوں (janoṉ)	–

References

“جن”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jána”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 281

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪn/, /d͡ʒɪnn/

Noun

جن • (jin, jinn) m (formal plural جنات, Hindi spelling जिन्न)

(Islam) jinn
demon

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb

Conjugation

Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Usage notes

Declension

Descendants

See also

Etymology 3

Verb

Conjugation

Related terms

Etymology 4

Noun

Declension

Baluchi

Etymology

Noun

Karakhanid

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Adverb

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Punjabi

Etymology

Noun

Declension

References

Urdu

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

See also