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Where does “jinn” come from?

Jinn comes from Arabic جِنّ, a word of unknown ultimate origin referring to supernatural beings in Islamic and Arabian tradition.

jinn (English): A genie and descendant of the jann, normally...

Definitions

  1. A genie and descendant of the jann, normally...

Ancestry of “jinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجِنّjinns; jinn, spirit, demon; jinn, demon

Words derived from “jinn”

  • jan
  • djinn
  • jinni
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