jann
See also: Jann
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic جَانّ (jānn).
Noun
editjann (plural janns or jinnan or jawan or jinn or jinnah or genies or genii)
Related terms
editSee also
editCypriot Arabic
editRoot |
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j-n-n |
2 terms |
Etymology
editVerb
edit- to go mad
References
edit- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 189
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