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ginn

/ɡɪn/

ginn is the alternative spelling of jinn.

ginn is the nonstandard form of given.

Meaning of jinn

Noun

jinn (plural jinns or jinn or jawan or jinnan or jinnah)

  1. (Arabic culture) A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature, film etc.
    • Even the sad jinn within the graven image slept[.]1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 342
    Synonyms:
    jann, jinni, genie

Meaning of given

Preposition

given

  1. Considering; taking into account.
    • Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible.

See all 8 meanings of given

Proper noun capitalized: Ginn

Ginn

  1. A surname.

Forms of ginn

pluralginns
pluralginn

Questions about ginn

What does ginn mean?
Ginn means a surname.
What is ginn the alternative spelling of?
Ginn is the alternative spelling of jinn.
What part of speech is ginn?
Ginn is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ginn?
Ginn is pronounced /ɡɪn/.

Words near ginn in the dictionary

  1. ginkyos
  2. ginless
  3. ginlike
  4. ginmill
  5. ginmills
  6. ginn
  7. Ginnan
  8. ginned
  9. ginned up
  10. ginnee
  11. ginnees

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ginn (page history and authors); Ginn (page history and authors); jinn (page history and authors); given (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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