জ্বীন

Bengali

Alternative forms

• জ্বিন (jin), জীন (jin), জিন (jin)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِنّ (jinn). Cognate with Hindi जिन्न (jinn)

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒin/, [ˈd͡ʒin]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑin/, [ˈdʑiːn], [ˈdʑin]

Noun

জ্বীন • (jin)

1. (Islam) a jinn or genie, a type of invisible supernatural creature or spirit (often also called demons)

   জ্বীনের আসর থাকলে ওঝা আনতে হবে।

   jiner aśor thakole ōjha anote hobe.

   In case of a jinn possession, an exorcist must be brought.

Derived terms

• জ্বীন-পরী (jin-pori)

 

Inflection

Inflection of জ্বীন
nominative	জ্বীন jīn
objective	জ্বীনকে jīn (semantically general or indefinite) / jīnke (semantically definite)
genitive	জ্বীনের jīner
	Indefinite forms
nominative	জ্বীন jīn
objective	জ্বীনকে jīn (semantically general or indefinite) / jīnke (semantically definite)
genitive	জ্বীনের jīner
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	জ্বীনটা, জ্বীনটি jīnṭa (colloquial), jīnṭi (formal)		জ্বীনেরা jīnera
objective	জ্বীনটাকে, জ্বীনটিকে jīnṭake (colloquial), jīnṭike (formal)		জ্বীনদের(কে) jīnder(ke)
genitive	জ্বীনটার, জ্বীনটির jīnṭar (colloquial), jīnṭir (formal)		জ্বীনদের jīnder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).