"جن" meaning in Persian

See جن in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈd͡ʒinn] [Classical-Persian], [d͡ʒɪ́nn] [Dari, formal], [d͡ʒɪ́nn] [Dari, formal], [d͡ʒɪ́nn] [Kabuli], [d͡ʒínn] (note: Hazaragi), [d͡ʒénn] [Iran, formal], [d͡ʒínn] [Tajik, formal] Forms: jenn [romanization], جنها [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic جِنّ (jinn). Etymology templates: {{bor|fa|ar|جِنّ}} Arabic جِنّ (jinn) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|جنها|||||f1tr=jenn-hâ|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=jenn|tr2=|tr3=}} جن • (jenn) (plural جنها (jenn-hâ)), {{fa-noun|pl=جنها|tr=jenn}} جن • (jenn) (plural جنها (jenn-hâ))
  1. jinn, genie, demon, ghost Related terms: دیو (div) (english: daeva), غول (ğul) (english: ghoul)
    Sense id: en-جن-fa-noun-FeqIOWJw Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 63 18 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈd͡ʒan] [Classical-Persian], [d͡ʒǽn] [Dari, formal], [d͡ʒǽn] [Dari, formal], [d͡ʒǽn] [Kabuli], [d͡ʒǽn] (note: Hazaragi), [d͡ʒǽn] [Iran, formal], [d͡ʒǽn] [Tajik, formal] Forms: jan [romanization], جنها [plural]
Etymology: 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-. Etymology templates: {{bor|fa|ae|𐬫𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀|t=way}} Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀 (yaona, “way”), {{der|fa|ira-pro|*Háy}} Proto-Iranian *Háy, {{cog|ps|يون|t=movement; walking; going|tr=yūn}} Pashto يون (yūn, “movement; walking; going”), {{der|fa|iir-pro|*Háy}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háy, {{der|fa|ine-pro|*h₁ey-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|جنها|||||f1tr=jan-hâ|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=jan|tr2=|tr3=}} جن • (jan) (plural جنها (jan-hâ)), {{fa-noun|pl=جنها|tr=jan}} جن • (jan) (plural جنها (jan-hâ))
  1. side
    Sense id: en-جن-fa-noun-6nv0u3Iw
  2. way Synonyms: راه, سو
    Sense id: en-جن-fa-noun-RMXnBx86 Categories (other): Omitted translation in the main namespace
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for جن meaning in Persian (4.2kB)

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