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Where does “جن” come from?

جن (Persian) comes from Arabic جِنّ — jinns; jinn, spirit, demon; jinn, demon.

جن (Persian): jinn, genie, demon, ghost; side; way

Definitions

  1. jinn, genie, demon, ghost; side; way

Ancestry of “جن”, step by step

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