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genie

/ˈd͡ʒiː.ni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
ge-nie
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒiː.ni/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.

noun

A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.

name

A male given name, diminutive of Eugene and pet form of Gene

name

A female given name, diminutive of Eugenie and Eugenia

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French génie (“genius, genie”), a phono-semantic matching of Arabic جِنِّيّ (jinniyy).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ǵenh₁-, génie, ج ن ن

Inflected Forms

genii (plural) genies (plural) jinn (alternative) djinn (alternative) djinni (alternative) djinny (alternative) jinni (alternative) jinnie (alternative) jinnee (alternative)

Derived Forms

genielike

Phrases

put the genie back in the bottle the genie is out of the bottle

Frequently Paired Words

🧞♂️ 🧞♀️ jann nasnas ghoul shaitan angel jinx

Synonyms

jinni jinnee djinni djinny djinn

Homonyms

Gini genie Jeannie

Rhymes With

bikini sweeney martini lamborghini mussolini teeny zucchini mancini jeannie houdini cassini eugenie

Questions

How do you pronounce genie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒiː.ni/.
What does genie mean?
A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
Where does genie come from?
It is traced to French.

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