جن
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جن¹
Where it comes from
Compare Hebrew גָּנַן (gānán, “to defend, to cover”).
verb جَنَّ · janna · يَجُنُّ · جَنّ · جُنُون
- to cover, to hide, to conceal, to veil
- to envelop, to enshroud, to cloak, to screen
- to descend, to fall, to become night 11 Century CE, Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, ترقب إذا جن الظلام زيارتي تَرَقَّبْ إِذَا جَنَّ الظَّلَامُ زِيَارَتِي / فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَ أَكْتَمَ لِلسِّرِّ taraqqab ʔiḏā janna ẓ-ẓalāmu ziyāratī / fa-ʔinnī raʔaytu l-layla ʔaktama li-s-sirri
جن²
Where it comes from
Formally from the root ج ن ن (j n n), related to disappearance, hiding and concealment, though most likely a back-formation from جِنِّي (jinnī), derived from Classical Syriac ܓܢܝ (gnē, “spirit, genie”), or its emphatic form Aramaic גניא (ginnāyā) or Classical Syriac ܓܢܝܐ (genyā), also meaning "a tutelary deity" or "Astaroth idols". Compare Latin genius.
noun جِنّ · jinn · جَانّ · f · جِنِّيّ · جِنِّيَّة
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spiritual or otherwise unseen, undetectable, masked, or morphed beings that may be benevolent or helpful (agathodaemons, eudaemons), neutral, or malevolent (cacodemons); demonkind, jinn, genies
Similar: جِنَّة
- any mythical beings in general (such as fairies, satyrs, nymphs, elves, goblins, and sprites)
- a genie, a jann, one of the jinn(s).
جن³
Where it comes from
Denominal verb from جِنّ (jinn, “jinn; spirit, demon”), leveled to the root ج ن ن (j n n).
verb يُجَنُّ · جُنَّ · junna · جُنِنْتُ · جَنّ · جُنُون
- to seem or act as if possessed, to be insane, to be crazy, to be mad, to be deranged
- to be obsessed; to be infatuated
جن⁴
In English
Talk about this word "جن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%86. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. جن. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%86 "جن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%86.Cite this
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title = {جن},
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