jini

See also: jiní, jiníʼ, and jíní

Albanian

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈjini/

Verb

jini!

  1. second-person plural imperative of jam

Hausa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /(d)ʒí.níː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɪ́.níː]

Noun

jinī m (possessed form jinin)

  1. blood
  2. menstruation
    Synonyms: haila, al'ada, bin-wata
  3. lineage

Mwani

Etymology

From Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Noun

jini class 5 (plural majini)

  1. genie, jinn, spirit

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from English gin.

Noun

jini (n class, plural jini)

  1. gin (alcoholic beverage)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).[1]

Noun

jini (ma class, plural majini)

  1. genie, jinn, sprite, fairy

References
  1. Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 62-63 Nr. 523
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