تخم جن

Persian

Etymology

(toxm, “egg, ancestry, descent”) +‎ (jen, “jinn, evil fairy, demon”). Literally stands for "of fairy/demon descent".

Adjective

تخم جن • (toxm-e jen) (comparative تخم جن‌تَر (toxm-e jen-tar), superlative تخم جن‌تَرین (toxm-e jen-tarin))

(archaic) changeling, exchanged by fairies or evil spirits
Synonym: عوضی ('avazi)
(offensive, humorous) used to refer to a mischievous child
Synonyms: سِرتِق (serteq), شَر (šar)

Noun

تخم جن • (toxm-e jen) (plural تخم‌ِ جن‌ها)

(archaic) a changeling
Synonym: عوضی ('avazi)
(offensive, humorous) a disobedient, rogue, or mischievous child

See also

تخمِ سگ (toxm-e sag, “son of a bitch”) (offensive)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “تخم جن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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