জ্বীন

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِنّ (jinn). Cognate with Hindi जिन्न (jinn)

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒin/, [ˈd͡ʒin]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑin/, [ˈdʑiːn], [ˈdʑin]

Noun

জ্বীন • (jin)

  1. (Islam) a jinn or genie, a type of invisible supernatural creature or spirit (often also called demons)
    জ্বীনের আসর থাকলে ওঝা আনতে হবে
    jiner aśor thakole ōjha anote hobe.
    In case of a jinn possession, an exorcist must be brought.

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative জ্বীন (jīn)
objective জ্বীনকে (jīn (semantically general or indefinite) / jīnke (semantically definite))
genitive জ্বীনের (jīner)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative জ্বীনটা, জ্বীনটি (jīnṭa (colloquial), jīnṭi (formal)) জ্বীনেরা (jīnera)
objective জ্বীনটাকে, জ্বীনটিকে (jīnṭake (colloquial), jīnṭike (formal)) জ্বীনদের(কে) (jīnder(ke))
genitive জ্বীনটার, জ্বীনটির (jīnṭar (colloquial), jīnṭir (formal)) জ্বীনদের (jīnder)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • জ্বীন-পরী (jin-pori)