genie
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editFrom French génie (“genius, genie”), a phono-semantic matching of Arabic جِنّيّ (jinnī).
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editgenie (plural genii or genies)
- (Islam) A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
- (mythology) A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.
- genie in a bottle
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editan unseen being in Muslim theology
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a fictional magical being
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editgenie n (plural genieën, diminutive genietje n)
- (uncountable) genius, mental brilliance
- (countable) a genius, exceptionally gifted person.
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editgenie f (uncountable)
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editgenie f
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editgenie m
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