جني

See also: حنى, حنئ, حني, and جنى

Arabic

Etymology 1

Formally, relative adjective (nisba) composed of جِنّ (jinn, “jinns, demonkind, genies”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy) though most likely borrowed from Classical Syriac ܓܢܝ (gnē, “spirit, genie”), or its emphatic form Aramaic גניא (ginnāyā) or Classical Syriac ܓܢܝܐ (genyā), also meaning "a tutelary deity" or "Astaroth idols". Compare Latin genius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒin.nijj/

Adjective

جِنِّيّ • (jinniyy) (feminine جِنِّيَّة (jinniyya), masculine plural جِنِّيُون (jinniyūn))

1. demonic, belonging or relative to genies or jinns

Noun

جِنِّيّ • (jinniyy) m (singulative, collective جِنّ m (jinn) or جِنَّة f (jinna) or جَانّ m or f (jānn), plural جِنِّيُون (jinniyūn) or جَوَان (jawān) or جِنَّان (jinnān))

1. (mythology) demon, genie, jinni

   Synonym: جَانّ (jānn)

2. (mythology) male elf, male fairy, male pixie, satyr

Declension

Declension of noun جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)

Singulative	basic singulative triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِنِّي jinnī	الْجِنِّي al-jinnī	جِنِّي jinnī
Nominative	جِنِّيٌّ jinniyyun	الْجِنِّيُّ al-jinniyyu	جِنِّيُّ jinniyyu
Accusative	جِنِّيًّا jinniyyan	الْجِنِّيَّ al-jinniyya	جِنِّيَّ jinniyya
Genitive	جِنِّيٍّ jinniyyin	الْجِنِّيِّ al-jinniyyi	جِنِّيِّ jinniyyi
Collective	basic collective triptote‎; collective triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِن‎; جِنَّة‎; جَانّ jin‎; jinna‎; jānn	الْجِن‎; الْجِنَّة‎; الْجَانّ al-jin‎; al-jinna‎; al-jānn	جِن‎; جِنَّة‎; جَانّ jin‎; jinnat‎; jānn
Nominative	جِنٌ‎; جِنَّةٌ‎; جَانٌّ jinun‎; jinnatun‎; jānnun	الْجِنُ‎; الْجِنَّةُ‎; الْجَانُّ al-jinu‎; al-jinnatu‎; al-jānnu	جِنُ‎; جِنَّةُ‎; جَانُّ jinu‎; jinnatu‎; jānnu
Accusative	جِنًا‎; جِنَّةً‎; جَانًّا jinan‎; jinnatan‎; jānnan	الْجِنَ‎; الْجِنَّةَ‎; الْجَانَّ al-jina‎; al-jinnata‎; al-jānna	جِنَ‎; جِنَّةَ‎; جَانَّ jina‎; jinnata‎; jānna
Genitive	جِنٍ‎; جِنَّةٍ‎; جَانٍّ jinin‎; jinnatin‎; jānnin	الْجِنِ‎; الْجِنَّةِ‎; الْجَانِّ al-jini‎; al-jinnati‎; al-jānni	جِنِ‎; جِنَّةِ‎; جَانِّ jini‎; jinnati‎; jānni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِنِّيَّيْن jinniyyayn	الْجِنِّيَّيْن al-jinniyyayn	جِنِّيَّيْ jinniyyay
Nominative	جِنِّيَّانِ jinniyyāni	الْجِنِّيَّانِ al-jinniyyāni	جِنِّيَّا jinniyyā
Accusative	جِنِّيَّيْنِ jinniyyayni	الْجِنِّيَّيْنِ al-jinniyyayni	جِنِّيَّيْ jinniyyay
Genitive	جِنِّيَّيْنِ jinniyyayni	الْجِنِّيَّيْنِ al-jinniyyayni	جِنِّيَّيْ jinniyyay
Paucal (3-10)	sound masculine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِنِّيِّين jinniyyīn	الْجِنِّيِّين al-jinniyyīn	جِنِّيِّي jinniyyī
Nominative	جِنِّيُّونَ jinniyyūna	الْجِنِّيُّونَ al-jinniyyūna	جِنِّيُّو jinniyyū
Accusative	جِنِّيِّينَ jinniyyīna	الْجِنِّيِّينَ al-jinniyyīna	جِنِّيِّي jinniyyī
Genitive	جِنِّيِّينَ jinniyyīna	الْجِنِّيِّينَ al-jinniyyīna	جِنِّيِّي jinniyyī
Plural of variety	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِنِّيِين‎; جَوَان‎; جِنَّان jinniyīn‎; jawān‎; jinnān	الْجِنِّيِين‎; الْجَوَان‎; الْجِنَّان al-jinniyīn‎; al-jawān‎; al-jinnān	جِنِّيِي‎; جَوَان‎; جِنَّان jinniyī‎; jawān‎; jinnān
Nominative	جِنِّيُونَ‎; جَوَانٌ‎; جِنَّانٌ jinniyūna‎; jawānun‎; jinnānun	الْجِنِّيُونَ‎; الْجَوَانُ‎; الْجِنَّانُ al-jinniyūna‎; al-jawānu‎; al-jinnānu	جِنِّيُو‎; جَوَانُ‎; جِنَّانُ jinniyū‎; jawānu‎; jinnānu
Accusative	جِنِّيِينَ‎; جَوَانًا‎; جِنَّانًا jinniyīna‎; jawānan‎; jinnānan	الْجِنِّيِينَ‎; الْجَوَانَ‎; الْجِنَّانَ al-jinniyīna‎; al-jawāna‎; al-jinnāna	جِنِّيِي‎; جَوَانَ‎; جِنَّانَ jinniyī‎; jawāna‎; jinnāna
Genitive	جِنِّيِينَ‎; جَوَانٍ‎; جِنَّانٍ jinniyīna‎; jawānin‎; jinnānin	الْجِنِّيِينَ‎; الْجَوَانِ‎; الْجِنَّانِ al-jinniyīna‎; al-jawāni‎; al-jinnāni	جِنِّيِي‎; جَوَانِ‎; جِنَّانِ jinniyī‎; jawāni‎; jinnāni

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: يني (yinni)

Etymology 2

Verb

جُنِّي • (junnī) (form I) /d͡ʒun.niː/

1. second-person feminine singular imperative of جَنَّ (janna)

Etymology 3

Noun

جَنْي • (jany) m

1. verbal noun of جَنَى (janā)
2. harvest