How do you pronounce jinni?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʒɪni/.

jinni

/ˈdʒɪni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

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"[W]hen the Jinni narrated to the Jinniyah how the King had caused the wedding contract to be drawn up between the hunchbacked groom and the lovely young lady who was heart-broken for sorrow; and how she was the fairest of created things and even more beautiful than this youth, the Jinniyah cried at him "Thou liest! this youth is handsomer than any one of his day.""

From Arabic جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)

jinnis (plural) jinn (plural)

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