jini

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jini¹

noun jini

  1. class ix gin (alcoholic beverage)

jini²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

noun majini

  1. class v genie, jinn, sprite, fairy

In English

  • ghost faint shadowy semblance
  • genie an unseen being in Muslim theology
  • gin alcoholic beverage

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"jini." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/jini. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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jini. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/jini

Chicago

"jini." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/jini.

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@misc{jini_2026,
  title = {jini},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/jini},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Sw-ke-jini.flac.