جن

See also: خن

Arabic

Root
ج ن ن (j-n-n)

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew גָּנַן (gānán, “to defend, to cover”).

Verb

جَنَّ • (janna) I, non-past يَجُنُّ‎ (yajunnu)

(transitive) to cover, to hide, to conceal, to veil
(transitive) to envelop, to enshroud, to cloak, to screen
(transitive) to descend, to fall, to become night
- 11 Century CE, Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, ترقب إذا جن الظلام زيارتي
  تَرَقَّبْ إِذَا جَنَّ الظَّلَامُ زِيَارَتِي / فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَ أَكْتَمَ لِلسِّرِّ
  taraqqab ʔiḏā janna ẓ-ẓalāmu ziyāratī / fa-ʔinnī raʔaytu l-layla ʔaktama li-s-sirri
  Await, when darkness falls, my visit. For I found the night to be a better keeper of secrets.

Conjugation

Conjugation of

جَنَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal nouns جَنّ or جُنُون)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر					جَنّ or جُنُون jann or junūn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					جَانّ jānn
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَجْنُون majnūn
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	جَنَنْتُ janantu	جَنَنْتَ jananta	جَنَّ janna	جَنَنْتُمَا janantumā	جَنَّا jannā	جَنَنَّا janannā	جَنَنْتُمْ janantum	جَنُّوا jannū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	جَنَنْتُ janantu	جَنَنْتِ jananti	جَنَّتْ jannat	جَنَنْتُمَا janantumā	جَنَّتَا jannatā	جَنَنَّا janannā	جَنَنْتُنَّ janantunna	جَنَنَّ jananna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَجُنُّ ʔajunnu	تَجُنُّ tajunnu	يَجُنُّ yajunnu	تَجُنَّانِ tajunnāni	يَجُنَّانِ yajunnāni	نَجُنُّ najunnu	تَجُنُّونَ tajunnūna	يَجُنُّونَ yajunnūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَجُنُّ ʔajunnu	تَجُنِّينَ tajunnīna	تَجُنُّ tajunnu	تَجُنَّانِ tajunnāni	تَجُنَّانِ tajunnāni	نَجُنُّ najunnu	تَجْنُنَّ tajnunna	يَجْنُنَّ yajnunna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَجُنَّ ʔajunna	تَجُنَّ tajunna	يَجُنَّ yajunna	تَجُنَّا tajunnā	يَجُنَّا yajunnā	نَجُنَّ najunna	تَجُنُّوا tajunnū	يَجُنُّوا yajunnū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَجُنَّ ʔajunna	تَجُنِّي tajunnī	تَجُنَّ tajunna	تَجُنَّا tajunnā	تَجُنَّا tajunnā	نَجُنَّ najunna	تَجْنُنَّ tajnunna	يَجْنُنَّ yajnunna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَجُنَّ or أَجُنِّ or أَجْنُنْ ʔajunna or ʔajunni or ʔajnun	تَجُنَّ or تَجُنِّ or تَجْنُنْ tajunna or tajunni or tajnun	يَجُنَّ or يَجُنِّ or يَجْنُنْ yajunna or yajunni or yajnun	تَجُنَّا tajunnā	يَجُنَّا yajunnā	نَجُنَّ or نَجُنِّ or نَجْنُنْ najunna or najunni or najnun	تَجُنُّوا tajunnū	يَجُنُّوا yajunnū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تَجُنِّي tajunnī	تَجُنَّ or تَجُنِّ or تَجْنُنْ tajunna or tajunni or tajnun	تَجُنَّا tajunnā	تَجُنَّا tajunnā		تَجْنُنَّ tajnunna	يَجْنُنَّ yajnunna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		جُنَّ or جُنِّ or اُجْنُنْ junna or junni or ujnun		جُنَّا junnā			جُنُّوا junnū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		جُنِّي junnī		جُنَّا junnā			اُجْنُنَّ ujnunna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	جُنِنْتُ junintu	جُنِنْتَ juninta	جُنَّ junna	جُنِنْتُمَا junintumā	جُنَّا junnā	جُنِنَّا juninnā	جُنِنْتُمْ junintum	جُنُّوا junnū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	جُنِنْتُ junintu	جُنِنْتِ juninti	جُنَّتْ junnat	جُنِنْتُمَا junintumā	جُنَّتَا junnatā	جُنِنَّا juninnā	جُنِنْتُنَّ junintunna	جُنِنَّ juninna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُجَنُّ ʔujannu	تُجَنُّ tujannu	يُجَنُّ yujannu	تُجَنَّانِ tujannāni	يُجَنَّانِ yujannāni	نُجَنُّ nujannu	تُجَنُّونَ tujannūna	يُجَنُّونَ yujannūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُجَنُّ ʔujannu	تُجَنِّينَ tujannīna	تُجَنُّ tujannu	تُجَنَّانِ tujannāni	تُجَنَّانِ tujannāni	نُجَنُّ nujannu	تُجْنَنَّ tujnanna	يُجْنَنَّ yujnanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُجَنَّ ʔujanna	تُجَنَّ tujanna	يُجَنَّ yujanna	تُجَنَّا tujannā	يُجَنَّا yujannā	نُجَنَّ nujanna	تُجَنُّوا tujannū	يُجَنُّوا yujannū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُجَنَّ ʔujanna	تُجَنِّي tujannī	تُجَنَّ tujanna	تُجَنَّا tujannā	تُجَنَّا tujannā	نُجَنَّ nujanna	تُجْنَنَّ tujnanna	يُجْنَنَّ yujnanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُجَنَّ or أُجَنِّ or أُجْنَنْ ʔujanna or ʔujanni or ʔujnan	تُجَنَّ or تُجَنِّ or تُجْنَنْ tujanna or tujanni or tujnan	يُجَنَّ or يُجَنِّ or يُجْنَنْ yujanna or yujanni or yujnan	تُجَنَّا tujannā	يُجَنَّا yujannā	نُجَنَّ or نُجَنِّ or نُجْنَنْ nujanna or nujanni or nujnan	تُجَنُّوا tujannū	يُجَنُّوا yujannū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تُجَنِّي tujannī	تُجَنَّ or تُجَنِّ or تُجْنَنْ tujanna or tujanni or tujnan	تُجَنَّا tujannā	تُجَنَّا tujannā		تُجْنَنَّ tujnanna	يُجْنَنَّ yujnanna

Related terms

جَنِين (janīn, “embryo, germ”)
مِجَنّ (mijann, “shield”)

Etymology 2

Formally from the root ج ن ن (j-n-n), though most likely a back-formation from جِنِّي (jinnī), derived from Classical Syriac ܓܢܝ (gnē, “spirit, genie”), or its emphatic form Aramaic גניא (ginnāyā) or Classical Syriac ܓܢܝܐ (genyā), also meaning "a tutelary deity" or "Astaroth idols". Compare Latin genius.

Noun

جِنّ • (jinn) m (collective, singulative جَانّ m or f (jānn) or جِنِّيّ m (jinniyy) or جِنِّيَّة f (jinniyya), plural جِنّ (jinn) or جِنَّة (jinna) or جِنَّان (jinnān) or جَوَان (jawān))

(collective) spiritual or otherwise unseen, undetectable, masked, or morphed beings that may be benevolent or helpful (agathodaemons, eudaemons), neutral, or malevolent (cacodemons); jinn, genies, genii, demons.
Synonyms: جِنَّة (jinna), جَوَان (jawān), جِنَّان (jinnān)
(collective) any mythical beings in general (such as fairies, satyrs, nymphs, elves, goblins, and sprites)
(informal, in the singular) a genie, a jann, one of the jinn(s).

Usage notes

In Arabian and Islamic mythology and demonology, the genies (alternatively referred to in English using the transliteration jinn), are conceptualized as a race that lives on earth alongside humans and beasts. Genies, like humans, are not deemed wholly evil or good, but they are said to possess powers that screen them from humankind, such as shapeshifting, which allows them to take up the form of animals (usually snakes and serpents) or even humans. Evil, godless, malicious, or otherwise harmful genies may influence the world indirectly (often through the works of human agents, such as sorcerers and witches) or directly (through the actions of the genies themselves). For example, Saʿd ibn ʿUbādah, one of the companions of Muhammad, is said to have been supposedly assassinated by a genie who shot him with an arrow while he was urinating alone in the desert, and the second Caliph ʽUmar ibn al-Ḵaṭṭāb, as reported by Al-Munāwi in his Fayḍ al-Qadīr ("The Flow of the Ablest"), struck dead a غُول (ḡūl) (a kind of جِنّ (jinn)) with his sword, describing the creature as being "with a form like a human but with legs like those of a donkey". The جِنّ (jinn) are therefore not to be confused with the race of otherworldly creatures trapped in oil lamps as popularized in English, which, in Arabic, would be only a subtype of جِنّ (jinn), like the قُطْرُب (quṭrub, “lycanthrope”) and the سِعْلَاء (siʕlāʔ, “succubus”) and the chiefly Egyptian نَدَّاهَة (“a kind of murderous enchanting river-nymphs or succubi”). For more information, see the Wikipedia article on Jinn.

The word is also sometimes indiscriminately used when translating the non-Arabic names of other mythological beings (especially fairies and elves). This, however, often creates much confusion, and so various Arabicized forms of the original denominations may be used to avoid this.

Declension

Declension of noun جِنّ (jinn)‎; جِنَّة (jinna)

Collective	basic collective triptote‎; collective triptote in ـَة (-a)
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِنّ‎; جِنَّة jinn‎; jinna	الْجِنّ‎; الْجِنَّة al-jinn‎; al-jinna	جِنّ‎; جِنَّة jinn‎; jinnat
Nominative	جِنٌّ‎; جِنَّةٌ jinnun‎; jinnatun	الْجِنُّ‎; الْجِنَّةُ al-jinnu‎; al-jinnatu	جِنُّ‎; جِنَّةُ jinnu‎; jinnatu
Accusative	جِنًّا‎; جِنَّةً jinnan‎; jinnatan	الْجِنَّ‎; الْجِنَّةَ al-jinna‎; al-jinnata	جِنَّ‎; جِنَّةَ jinna‎; jinnata
Genitive	جِنٍّ‎; جِنَّةٍ jinnin‎; jinnatin	الْجِنِّ‎; الْجِنَّةِ al-jinni‎; al-jinnati	جِنِّ‎; جِنَّةِ jinni‎; jinnati
Singulative	basic singulative triptote‎; singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جان‎; جِنِّي‎; جِنِّيَّة jān‎; jinnī‎; jinniyya	الْجان‎; الْجِنِّي‎; الْجِنِّيَّة al-jān‎; al-jinnī‎; al-jinniyya	جان‎; جِنِّي‎; جِنِّيَّة jān‎; jinnī‎; jinniyyat
Nominative	جانٌ‎; جِنِّيٌّ‎; جِنِّيَّةٌ jānun‎; jinniyyun‎; jinniyyatun	الْجانُ‎; الْجِنِّيُّ‎; الْجِنِّيَّةُ al-jānu‎; al-jinniyyu‎; al-jinniyyatu	جانُ‎; جِنِّيُّ‎; جِنِّيَّةُ jānu‎; jinniyyu‎; jinniyyatu
Accusative	جانًا‎; جِنِّيًّا‎; جِنِّيَّةً jānan‎; jinniyyan‎; jinniyyatan	الْجانَ‎; الْجِنِّيَّ‎; الْجِنِّيَّةَ al-jāna‎; al-jinniyya‎; al-jinniyyata	جانَ‎; جِنِّيَّ‎; جِنِّيَّةَ jāna‎; jinniyya‎; jinniyyata
Genitive	جانٍ‎; جِنِّيٍّ‎; جِنِّيَّةٍ jānin‎; jinniyyin‎; jinniyyatin	الْجانِ‎; الْجِنِّيِّ‎; الْجِنِّيَّةِ al-jāni‎; al-jinniyyi‎; al-jinniyyati	جانِ‎; جِنِّيِّ‎; جِنِّيَّةِ jāni‎; jinniyyi‎; jinniyyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جانَيْن‎; جِنِّيَّيْن‎; جِنِّيَّتَيْن jānayn‎; jinniyyayn‎; jinniyyatayn	الْجانَيْن‎; الْجِنِّيَّيْن‎; الْجِنِّيَّتَيْن al-jānayn‎; al-jinniyyayn‎; al-jinniyyatayn	جانَيْ‎; جِنِّيَّيْ‎; جِنِّيَّتَيْ jānay‎; jinniyyay‎; jinniyyatay
Nominative	جانَانِ‎; جِنِّيَّانِ‎; جِنِّيَّتَانِ jānāni‎; jinniyyāni‎; jinniyyatāni	الْجانَانِ‎; الْجِنِّيَّانِ‎; الْجِنِّيَّتَانِ al-jānāni‎; al-jinniyyāni‎; al-jinniyyatāni	جانَا‎; جِنِّيَّا‎; جِنِّيَّتَا jānā‎; jinniyyā‎; jinniyyatā
Accusative	جانَيْنِ‎; جِنِّيَّيْنِ‎; جِنِّيَّتَيْنِ jānayni‎; jinniyyayni‎; jinniyyatayni	الْجانَيْنِ‎; الْجِنِّيَّيْنِ‎; الْجِنِّيَّتَيْنِ al-jānayni‎; al-jinniyyayni‎; al-jinniyyatayni	جانَيْ‎; جِنِّيَّيْ‎; جِنِّيَّتَيْ jānay‎; jinniyyay‎; jinniyyatay
Genitive	جانَيْنِ‎; جِنِّيَّيْنِ‎; جِنِّيَّتَيْنِ jānayni‎; jinniyyayni‎; jinniyyatayni	الْجانَيْنِ‎; الْجِنِّيَّيْنِ‎; الْجِنِّيَّتَيْنِ al-jānayni‎; al-jinniyyayni‎; al-jinniyyatayni	جانَيْ‎; جِنِّيَّيْ‎; جِنِّيَّتَيْ jānay‎; jinniyyay‎; jinniyyatay
Paucal (3-10)	paucal unknown‎; sound masculine paucal‎; sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	?‎; جِنِّيِّين‎; جِنِّيَّات ?‎; jinniyyīn‎; jinniyyāt	?‎; الْجِنِّيِّين‎; الْجِنِّيَّات ?‎; al-jinniyyīn‎; al-jinniyyāt	?‎; جِنِّيِّي‎; جِنِّيَّات ?‎; jinniyyī‎; jinniyyāt
Nominative	?‎; جِنِّيُّونَ‎; جِنِّيَّاتٌ ?‎; jinniyyūna‎; jinniyyātun	?‎; الْجِنِّيُّونَ‎; الْجِنِّيَّاتُ ?‎; al-jinniyyūna‎; al-jinniyyātu	?‎; جِنِّيُّو‎; جِنِّيَّاتُ ?‎; jinniyyū‎; jinniyyātu
Accusative	?‎; جِنِّيِّينَ‎; جِنِّيَّاتٍ ?‎; jinniyyīna‎; jinniyyātin	?‎; الْجِنِّيِّينَ‎; الْجِنِّيَّاتِ ?‎; al-jinniyyīna‎; al-jinniyyāti	?‎; جِنِّيِّي‎; جِنِّيَّاتِ ?‎; jinniyyī‎; jinniyyāti
Genitive	?‎; جِنِّيِّينَ‎; جِنِّيَّاتٍ ?‎; jinniyyīna‎; jinniyyātin	?‎; الْجِنِّيِّينَ‎; الْجِنِّيَّاتِ ?‎; al-jinniyyīna‎; al-jinniyyāti	?‎; جِنِّيِّي‎; جِنِّيَّاتِ ?‎; jinniyyī‎; jinniyyāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural of variety	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِنّ‎; جِنَّة‎; جِنَّان‎; جَوَان jinn‎; jinna‎; jinnān‎; jawān	الْجِنّ‎; الْجِنَّة‎; الْجِنَّان‎; الْجَوَان al-jinn‎; al-jinna‎; al-jinnān‎; al-jawān	جِنّ‎; جِنَّة‎; جِنَّان‎; جَوَان jinn‎; jinnat‎; jinnān‎; jawān
Nominative	جِنٌّ‎; جِنَّةٌ‎; جِنَّانٌ‎; جَوَانٌ jinnun‎; jinnatun‎; jinnānun‎; jawānun	الْجِنُّ‎; الْجِنَّةُ‎; الْجِنَّانُ‎; الْجَوَانُ al-jinnu‎; al-jinnatu‎; al-jinnānu‎; al-jawānu	جِنُّ‎; جِنَّةُ‎; جِنَّانُ‎; جَوَانُ jinnu‎; jinnatu‎; jinnānu‎; jawānu
Accusative	جِنًّا‎; جِنَّةً‎; جِنَّانًا‎; جَوَانًا jinnan‎; jinnatan‎; jinnānan‎; jawānan	الْجِنَّ‎; الْجِنَّةَ‎; الْجِنَّانَ‎; الْجَوَانَ al-jinna‎; al-jinnata‎; al-jinnāna‎; al-jawāna	جِنَّ‎; جِنَّةَ‎; جِنَّانَ‎; جَوَانَ jinna‎; jinnata‎; jinnāna‎; jawāna
Genitive	جِنٍّ‎; جِنَّةٍ‎; جِنَّانٍ‎; جَوَانٍ jinnin‎; jinnatin‎; jinnānin‎; jawānin	الْجِنِّ‎; الْجِنَّةِ‎; الْجِنَّانِ‎; الْجَوَانِ al-jinni‎; al-jinnati‎; al-jinnāni‎; al-jawāni	جِنِّ‎; جِنَّةِ‎; جِنَّانِ‎; جَوَانِ jinni‎; jinnati‎; jinnāni‎; jawāni

Descendants

→ Swahili: jini
→ Kazakh: жын (jyn)

Etymology 3

Denominal verb from جِنّ (jinn, “jinn; spirit, demon”), leveled to the root ج ن ن (j-n-n).

Verb

جُنَّ • (junna) I, non-past يُجَنُّ‎ (yujannu)

(passive voice) to be possessed
1. (passive voice) to seem or act as if possessed, to be insane, to be crazy, to be mad, to be deranged
2. (passive voice) to be obsessed; to be infatuated

Conjugation

Conjugation of

جُنَّ

(form-I geminate passive, verbal nouns جَنّ or جُنُون or جِنَّة)

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر					جَنّ or جُنُون or جِنَّة jann or junūn or jinna
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَجْنُون majnūn
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	جُنِنْتُ junintu	جُنِنْتَ juninta	جُنَّ junna	جُنِنْتُمَا junintumā	جُنَّا junnā	جُنِنَّا juninnā	جُنِنْتُمْ junintum	جُنُّوا junnū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	جُنِنْتُ junintu	جُنِنْتِ juninti	جُنَّتْ junnat	جُنِنْتُمَا junintumā	جُنَّتَا junnatā	جُنِنَّا juninnā	جُنِنْتُنَّ junintunna	جُنِنَّ juninna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُجَنُّ ʔujannu	تُجَنُّ tujannu	يُجَنُّ yujannu	تُجَنَّانِ tujannāni	يُجَنَّانِ yujannāni	نُجَنُّ nujannu	تُجَنُّونَ tujannūna	يُجَنُّونَ yujannūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُجَنُّ ʔujannu	تُجَنِّينَ tujannīna	تُجَنُّ tujannu	تُجَنَّانِ tujannāni	تُجَنَّانِ tujannāni	نُجَنُّ nujannu	تُجْنَنَّ tujnanna	يُجْنَنَّ yujnanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُجَنَّ ʔujanna	تُجَنَّ tujanna	يُجَنَّ yujanna	تُجَنَّا tujannā	يُجَنَّا yujannā	نُجَنَّ nujanna	تُجَنُّوا tujannū	يُجَنُّوا yujannū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُجَنَّ ʔujanna	تُجَنِّي tujannī	تُجَنَّ tujanna	تُجَنَّا tujannā	تُجَنَّا tujannā	نُجَنَّ nujanna	تُجْنَنَّ tujnanna	يُجْنَنَّ yujnanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُجَنَّ or أُجَنِّ or أُجْنَنْ ʔujanna or ʔujanni or ʔujnan	تُجَنَّ or تُجَنِّ or تُجْنَنْ tujanna or tujanni or tujnan	يُجَنَّ or يُجَنِّ or يُجْنَنْ yujanna or yujanni or yujnan	تُجَنَّا tujannā	يُجَنَّا yujannā	نُجَنَّ or نُجَنِّ or نُجْنَنْ nujanna or nujanni or nujnan	تُجَنُّوا tujannū	يُجَنُّوا yujannū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تُجَنِّي tujannī	تُجَنَّ or تُجَنِّ or تُجْنَنْ tujanna or tujanni or tujnan	تُجَنَّا tujannā	تُجَنَّا tujannā		تُجْنَنَّ tujnanna	يُجْنَنَّ yujnanna

Related terms

جِنَّة (jinna, “possession, mania; spirits and demons”)
جُنُون (junūn, “madness”)
جُنُونِيّ (junūniyy, “crazy”)
مَجَنَّة (majanna, “madness, insanity”)
مَجْنُون (majnūn, “crazy, demoniac”)

Noun

جَنّ • (jann) m

verbal noun of جُنَّ (junna) (form I)
verbal noun of جَنَّ (janna) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun جَنّ (jann)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَنّ jann	الْجَنّ al-jann	جَنّ jann
Nominative	جَنٌّ jannun	الْجَنُّ al-jannu	جَنُّ jannu
Accusative	جَنًّا jannan	الْجَنَّ al-janna	جَنَّ janna
Genitive	جَنٍّ jannin	الْجَنِّ al-janni	جَنِّ janni

Baluchi

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ǰánHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Noun

جن • (jan)

woman

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒinn]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪ́nn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪ́nn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒínn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒénn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒínn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	jinn
Dari reading^?	jinn
Iranian reading^?	jenn
Tajik reading^?	jinn

Noun


Iranian Persian	جن
Dari	جن
Tajik	ҷин, ҷинн

جن • (jenn) (plural جن‌ها (jenn-hâ))

jinn, genie, demon, ghost

Related terms

دیو (div, “daeva”)
غول (ğul, “ghoul”)

Etymology 2

From or cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀 (yaona, “way”), from Proto-Iranian *Háy (cognate with Pashto يون (yūn, “movement; walking; going”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háy, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒan]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒǽn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒǽn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒǽn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒǽn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒǽn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	jan
Dari reading^?	jan
Iranian reading^?	jan
Tajik reading^?	jan

Noun

جن • (jan) (plural جن‌ها (jan-hâ))

side
way
Synonyms: راه (râh), سو (sū)
- c. 1000, Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi, The Book of Kings :
  پرندوش از این جن سواری گذشت
  که لرزید ازو سر به سر بوم و دشت
  parandôš az ên jan savârê guzašt
  ka larzîd azô sar-ba-sar bûm u dašt

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जन (jana, “race; people”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánHas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os.

Noun

جن • (jan) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਨ)

Declension

Declension of جن
dir. sg.	جَن (jan)
dir. pl.	جَن (jan)
	singular	plural
direct	جَن (jan)	جَن (jan)
oblique	جَن (jan)	جَناں (janāṉ)
vocative	جَنا (janā)	جَنو (jano)
ablative	جَنوں (janoṉ)	—
locative	جَنے (jane)	جَنِیں (janīṉ)
instrumental	جَنے (jane)	جَنِیں (janīṉ)

References

“جن”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jána”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 281

Urdu

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪn/, /d͡ʒɪnn/

Noun

جن • (jin, jinn) m (formal plural جنات, Hindi spelling जिन्न)

jinn
demon