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τζίνι

Greek

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish جن (cin), from Arabic جِنّ (jinn, “genie”). [1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡zi.ni/
  • Hyphenation: τζί‧νι

Noun

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τζίνι • (tzíni) n (plural τζίνια)

  1. genie, djinn
  2. (colloquial) genius

Declension

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Declension of τζίνι
singular plural
nominative τζίνι • τζίνια •
genitive — —
accusative τζίνι • τζίνια •
vocative τζίνι • τζίνια •
Genitive forms are rare.

References

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  1. ^ τζίνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ τζίνι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

Further reading

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