জ্বীন
Bengali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic جِنّ (jinn). Cognate with Hindi जिन्न (jinn)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]জ্বীন • (jin)
- (Islam) a jinn or genie, a type of invisible supernatural creature or spirit (often also called demons)
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of জ্বীন | |||
| nominative | জ্বীন jīn | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | জ্বীনকে jīn (semantically general or indefinite) / jīnke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | জ্বীনের jīner | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | জ্বীন jīn | ||
| objective | জ্বীনকে jīn (semantically general or indefinite) / jīnke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | জ্বীনের jīner | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | জ্বীনটা, জ্বীনটি jīnṭa (colloquial), jīnṭi (formal) |
জ্বীনেরা jīnera | |
| objective | জ্বীনটাকে, জ্বীনটিকে jīnṭake (colloquial), jīnṭike (formal) |
জ্বীনদের(কে) jīnder(ke) | |
| genitive | জ্বীনটার, জ্বীনটির jīnṭar (colloquial), jīnṭir (formal) |
জ্বীনদের jīnder | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- জ্বীন-পরী (jin-pori)