djinn

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪn/

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• Rhymes: -ɪn
• Homophones: djin, djinn, gin, jinn

djinn (plural djinns)

1. Alternative spelling of jinn.
   • 1941, Rupert Gleadow, Magic and Divination, page 125:

     Necromancy meant originally the conjuring up the souls of the dead, and later included the conjuring of all sorts of inhuman spirits such as sylphs, giants, and djinn.

   • 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 96:

     I would have liked to know whether he thought this was due to the climate, the diet, or simply malefic djinns.

Borrowed from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

• IPA^(key): /dʒin/

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• Homophones: gin, jean

djinn m (plural djinns)

1. (mythology) jinn, genie

• “djinn”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• jinn, yin

Unadapted borrowing from French djinn, from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

• Rhymes: -in

djinn m (plural djinns)

1. (mythology) jinn, genie

   Synonym: genio

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Arabic جِنّ (jinn)

djinn c

1. (mythology) jinn

• djinn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• djinn in Svensk ordbok (SO)