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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGenie
/ˈdʒiː.ni/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A spirit of Arabian folklore, traditionally trapped inside a lamp or bottle, that is bound to grant wishes to the person who summons or releases it.
"When Aladdin rubbed the ancient brass lamp, a powerful genie appeared in a cloud of smoke." - 2
A person having an extremely high level of intelligence, creative ability, or skill in a particular field.
"She is a marketing genie who transformed the struggling startup into a global brand."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word comes from French 'génie', derived from the Latin 'genius', meaning a tutelary spirit or attendant deity. It was later conflated in European translations of 'One Thousand and One Nights' with the Arabic 'jinni' (plural 'jinn'), a supernatural creature in Islamic mythology, permanently altering its modern meaning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Genie" is said worldwide
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génie
Transliteration: ʒe.ni
"Le génie a accordé trois vœux au voyageur."
Dschinn
Transliteration: dʒɪn
"Der Dschinn sprang aus der alten Wunderlampe hervor."
genio
Transliteration: ˈdʒɛ.njo
"Il genio della lampada ha esaudito i suoi desideri."
genio
Transliteration: ˈxe.njo
"El genio salió de la lámpara mágica."
gênio
Transliteration: ˈʒẽ.nju
"O gênio concedeu três desejos ao herói."
जिinn
Transliteration: jinn
Script: जिन्न
"चिराग रगड़ते ही एक जिन्न बाहर आ गया।"
精灵
Transliteration: jīnglíng
"神灯里跳出了一个强大的精灵。"
요정
Transliteration: yojeong
"알라딘은 요정에게 세 가지 소원을 빌었습니다."
ランプの魔人
Transliteration: ranpu no majin
"魔法のランプから魔人が現れました。"
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