jinn
/d͡ʒɪn/
jinn noun: 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.
Noun
jinn (plural jinns or jinn or jawan or jinnan or jinnah)
- 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
- There not only jewels but also dangerous jinn abide: the inconvenient or resisted psychological powers that we have not thought or dared to integrate into our lives.1968, Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, 2nd edition, London: Fontana Press, published 1993, page 8
jinn meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Pashto
jinn in Hindi
- spirit
- जिन्न jinn, जिन jin, जिन्द jind
jinn in Urdu
- spirit
- جِن jin, جِنّ jinn
jinn in Bengali
- spirit
- জিন jin
jinn in Pashto
- spirit
- جن jen
More languagesFewer languages
- jinn in Arabic
- جَاْنّ jānn, جِنّ jinn
- jinn in Malay
- jin
- jinn in Indonesian
- jin
- jinn in Thai
- ญิน yin
- jinn in Myanmar
- ဂျင် gyang
- Dhivehi
- ޖިންނި jin̊ni
Examples of jinn in a sentence
- So they all prostrated themselves, except Iblees who was one of the jinn.2020, Abu-Hamdiyyah, Muhammad, The Qur'an: an introduction, Routledge, page 101:
- The second context in which jinn occurs in the Qur'an is where we find both ins and jinn are mentioned together.2020, Abu-Hamdiyyah, Muhammad, The Qur'an: an introduction, Routledge, page 101:
Synonyms of jinn
Forms of jinn
| plural | jinns |
|---|---|
| plural | jinn |
| plural | jawan |
| plural | jinnan |
| plural | jinnah |
| alternative form | genie |
| alternative form | ginn |
| alternative form | djinn |
| alternative form | djinni |
| alternative form | djinny |
| alternative form | jinnee |
| alternative form | jinni |
| alternative form | jin |
| alternative form | jhin |
| alternative form | jhinn |
Origin of jinn
Derived from Arabic جِنّ (jinn, collective noun) (singular جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)).
Words formed from jinn
Words that rhyme with jinn
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- chin
- Flynn
- bin
- Quinn
- sin
- tin
- Bryn
- corinne
- inn
- din
- Finn
- grin
- kin
- lin
- linn
- unpin
- Benin
- min
- shin
- violin
- wherein
- within
- akin
- been
- begin
- brin
- chin-chin
- hin
- lyn
- mandolin
- whin
- zoom in
- agin
- agrin
- Arabian jasmine
- blin
- djinn
- Douyin
- edge in
- gimme some skin
- glyn
- herein
- Karin
- kissing kin
- lecithin
- Nguyen
- nin
Questions about jinn
- What does jinn mean?
- Jinn means 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.
- What is jinn in Hindi?
- Jinn in Hindi is जिन्न (jinn), जिन (jin), जिन्द (jind). See Jinn meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use jinn in a sentence?
- So they all prostrated themselves, except Iblees who was one of the jinn.
- What part of speech is jinn?
- Jinn is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jinn?
- Jinn is pronounced /d͡ʒɪn/.
- What is the plural of jinn?
- The plural of jinn is jinns.
Words near jinn in the dictionary
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