genie
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(deprecated template usage) From French génie (“genius”, “genie”) (used to translate Arabic جِنّ (jinn) based on similarity of sound and sense) from Latin genius (“household guardian spirit”)
Pronunciation
Noun
genie (plural genii or genies)
- (Islam) A 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.
Translations
an unseen being in Muslim theology
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a fictional magical being
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Dutch
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Pronunciation
Noun
genie n (plural genieën, diminutive genietje n)
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Noun
genie f (uncountable)
Italian
Noun
genie f
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Polish
Noun
genie m
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