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genie^¹

/ˈd͡ʒiː.ni/

Sounds like Gini · Rhymes with -iːni

Where it comes from

From French génie (“genius, genie”), a phono-semantic matching of Arabic جِنِّيّ (jinniyy).

noun genii · genies · jinn · djinn · djinni · djinny

A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container. genie in a bottle

Genie^²

/ˈd͡ʒiːni/

Sounds like genie, Jeannie · Rhymes with -iːni

proper noun Genies

A male given name, diminutive of Eugene and pet form of Gene
A female given name, diminutive of Eugenie and Eugenia

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noun an unseen being in Muslim theology

Español	genio
한국어	지니 jini
日本語	精霊, ジン jin
中文	神靈 /神灵 shénlíng, 神仙 shénxiān, 巨靈 /巨灵 jùlíng, 鎮尼 /镇尼 zhènní
हिन्दी	जिन्न jinn, जिन jin, जिन्द jind
Kiswahili	jini
Português	gênio, génio
Français	jinn, djinn, génie
Deutsch	Dschinn, Djinn
Ελληνικά	τζίνι tzíni, δαιμόνιο daimónio
Română	geniu
Русский	джинн džinn, дух dux
العربية	جَانّ جِنّ jānn, جِنَّة jinna
עברית	ג׳יני jini

noun a fictional magical being

Español	genio
한국어	지니 jini
日本語	精霊, ジン jin
中文	神靈 /神灵 shénlíng, 神仙 shénxiān, 巨靈 /巨灵 jùlíng
हिन्दी	जिन्न jinn, जिन jin, जिन्द jind
Kiswahili	jini
Português	gênio
Français	génie, djinn
Deutsch	Dschinn, Djinn
Italiano	genio
Русский	джинн džinn, дух dux
Tiếng Việt	thần đèn
العربية	جِنّ jinn, جِنِّيّ jinniyy
עברית	ג׳יני jini

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@misc{genie_2026,
  title = {genie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/genie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}