genie
Meaning
- 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.
Synonyms
evil spirit
familiar spirit
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒiː.ni/
Etymology
From French génie (“genius, genie”), a phono-semantic matching of Arabic جِنّيّ (jinnī).
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