jann

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic جَانّ (jānn).

Noun[edit]

jann (plural janns or jinnan or jawan or jinn or jinnah or genies or genii)

  1. (Islam) The father of the jinn preceeding humanity.
  2. (rare) One of the jinn; a genie.

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Cypriot Arabic[edit]

Root
j-n-n
2 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic جَنَّ (janna).

Verb[edit]

jann I (present pijinn)

  1. to go mad

References[edit]

  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 189
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