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Where does “jini” come from?

jini (Mwani) comes from Arabic جِنّ — jinns; jinn, spirit, demon; jinn, demon.

jini (Mwani): genie, jinn, spirit

Definitions

  1. genie, jinn, spirit

Ancestry of “jini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجِنّjinns; jinn, spirit, demon; jinn, demon
Every word from Arabic جِنّ →