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jann

/jæn/

jann noun: the father of the jinn preceding humanity.

Noun

jann (plural janns or jinnan or jawan or jinn or jinnah)

  1. The father of the jinn preceding humanity.
  2. (rare) One of the jinn; a genie.

Proper noun capitalized: Jann

Jann (plural Janns)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of jann

Noun
pluraljanns
pluraljinnan
pluraljawan
pluraljinn
pluraljinnah
Proper noun
pluralJanns

Origin of jann

Borrowed from Arabic جَانّ (jānn).

Borrowed from German Jann.

Questions about jann

What does jann mean?
Jann means the father of the jinn preceding humanity.
What part of speech is jann?
Jann can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce jann?
Jann is pronounced /jæn/.
What is the plural of jann?
The plural of jann is janns.

Words near jann in the dictionary

  1. Jankoy
  2. janky
  3. Jankó keyboard
  4. Jankó keyboards
  5. Janmashtami
  6. jann
  7. Janna
  8. Jannah
  9. Jannali
  10. Jannat
  11. Jannatabad

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