جني

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جني^¹

/d͡ʒin.nijj/

Where it comes from

Formally, جِنّ (jinn, “jinns, demonkind, genies”) + ـِيّ (-iyy) though most likely borrowed 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". Not related to Latin genius (“tutelary deity; genius”).

adjective جِنِّيّ · jinniyy · جِنِّيَّة · جِنِّيُون

demonic, belonging or relative to genies or jinns

noun جِنِّيّ · jinniyy · جِنّ · جِنَّة · جِنِّيُون · جَوَان

singulative demon, genie, jinni
Similar: جَانّ, جِنَّة
singulative male elf, male fairy, male pixie, satyr

جني^²

noun جَنْي · jany

noun from verb verbal noun of جَنَى (janā)
harvest

In English

genie a fictional magical being

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {جني},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%8A},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

جني