djinn
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
djinn (plural djinns)
- 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.
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
djinn m (plural djinns)
Further reading edit
- “djinn”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French djinn, from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -in
Noun edit
djinn m (plural djinns)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
djinn c
Declension edit
Declension of djinn | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | djinn | djinnen | djinner | djinnerna |
Genitive | djinns | djinnens | djinners | djinnernas |