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genie.

A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒiː.ni/
  1. A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.

  2. A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.

    genie in a bottle
Where this word comes from

From French génie (“genius, genie”), a phono-semantic matching of Arabic جِنِّيّ (jinniyy).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.