djinn

English

WOTD – 23 April 2007

Etymology

From Arabic جِنّ‎ (jinn, “a mythical race of supernatural creatures”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʒɪn/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪn
Homophones: djin, djinn, gin, jinn

Noun

djinn (plural djinns)

Alternative form of jinn

French

Etymology

From Arabic جِنّ‎ (jinn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʒin/
Homophones: gin, jean

Noun

djinn m (plural djinns)

djinn, genie

Further reading

“djinn” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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