Greek edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

τζίνι (tzínin (plural τζίνια)

  1. genie, djinn
  2. (colloquial) genius

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ τζίνιΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  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 edit