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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jann

/jæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
jann
IPA
/jæn/
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The father of the jinn preceding humanity.

noun

One of the jinn; a genie.

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَانّ (jānn).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ج ن ن, Jann

Inflected Forms

janns (plural) jinnan (plural) jawan (plural) jinn (plural) jinnah (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

jinn nasnas ghoul shaitan angel

Homonyms

Yan Jan

Rhymes With

an can than man one-man plan began san fan japan ran van

Questions

How do you pronounce jann?
The recorded pronunciation is /jæn/.
What does jann mean?
The father of the jinn preceding humanity.
Where does jann come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce jann

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