Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA 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.
From French génie (“genius, genie”), a phono-semantic matching of Arabic جِنِّيّ (jinniyy).
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