"جن" meaning in Persian

See جن in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈd͡ʒinn] [Classical-Persian], [d͡ʒɪ́n(ː)] [Dari, formal], [d͡ʒɪ́n(ː)] [Dari, formal], [d͡ʒɪ́n(ː)] [Kabuli], [d͡ʒín(ː)] (note: Hazaragi), [d͡ʒén(ː)] [Iran, formal], [d͡ʒín(ː)] [Tajik, formal] Forms: jenn [romanization], جنها [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic جِنّ (jinn). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|جِنّ}} Borrowed from 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

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "جِنّ"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "jenn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    },
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "jenn-hâ",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "jenn",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "جن • (jenn) (plural جنها (jenn-hâ))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "جن • (jenn) (plural جنها (jenn-hâ))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "63 18 18",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        ],
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          "demon",
          "demon"
        ],
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ]
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        {
          "english": "daeva",
          "roman": "div",
          "word": "دیو"
        },
        {
          "english": "ghoul",
          "roman": "ğul",
          "word": "غول"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd͡ʒinn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɪ́n(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɪ́n(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɪ́n(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒín(ː)]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒén(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒín(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "جن"
}

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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
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        "3": "*h₁ey-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-",
      "name": "der"
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        "romanization"
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    },
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        "tr3": ""
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      "expansion": "جن • (jan) (plural جنها (jan-hâ))",
      "name": "head"
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      "args": {
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    }
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      ],
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          "side"
        ]
      ]
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        }
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        {
          "ref": "c. 1000, Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi, The Book of Kings",
          "roman": "ka larzîd azô sar-ba-sar bûm u dašt",
          "text": "پرندوش از این جن سواری گذشت\nکه لرزید ازو سر به سر بوم و دشت\nparandôš az ên jan savârê guzašt"
        }
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          "way",
          "way"
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          "word": "راه"
        },
        {
          "word": "سو"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd͡ʒan]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒǽn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒǽn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒǽn]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒǽn]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒǽn]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒǽn]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "جن"
}
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    "Persian terms borrowed from Avestan",
    "Persian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Persian terms derived from Avestan",
    "Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    },
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    }
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      "english": "ghoul",
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      "word": "غول"
    }
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        "jinn, genie, demon, ghost"
      ],
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          "genie",
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        ],
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          "demon",
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        ],
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          "ghost",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[ˈd͡ʒinn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɪ́n(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɪ́n(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒɪ́n(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒín(ː)]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒén(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒín(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "جن"
}

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    "Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian",
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  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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        "t": "way"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háy",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "name": "der"
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "جنها",
      "roman": "jan-hâ",
      "tags": [
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        "6": "",
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        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "jan-hâ",
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        "f3tr": "",
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        "head2": "",
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        "tr": "jan",
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      "expansion": "جن • (jan) (plural جنها (jan-hâ))",
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      "args": {
        "pl": "جنها",
        "tr": "jan"
      },
      "expansion": "جن • (jan) (plural جنها (jan-hâ))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "side",
          "side"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Omitted translation in the main namespace",
        "Persian terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "c. 1000, Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi, The Book of Kings",
          "roman": "ka larzîd azô sar-ba-sar bûm u dašt",
          "text": "پرندوش از این جن سواری گذشت\nکه لرزید ازو سر به سر بوم و دشت\nparandôš az ên jan savârê guzašt"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "راه"
        },
        {
          "word": "سو"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd͡ʒan]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒǽn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒǽn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒǽn]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒǽn]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒǽn]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒǽn]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "جن"
}

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