تخم جن

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Persian

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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

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

Noun

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

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

See also

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References

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