jann

See also: Jann

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَانّ (jānn).

Noun

jann (plural janns or jinnan or jawan or jinn or jinnah or genies or genii)

  1. (Islam) The father of the jinn preceeding humanity.
  2. (rare) One of the jinn; a genie.

See also

Cypriot Arabic
Root
j-n-n
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَنَّ (janna).

Verb

jann I (present pijinn)

  1. to go mad

References
  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 189
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