英语词汇jinn的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	jinn
词源	jinn n. 1680s, djen, from Arabic jinn. It is a collective plural, "demons, spirits, angels;" the proper singular is jinni, which appears in English occasionally as jinnee (1840) but more frequently as genie. Similarity to genius is accidental. Entries linking to jinn genie n. 1650s, "tutelary spirit," from French génie, from Latin genius (see genius); used in French translation of "Arabian Nights" to render Arabic jinni, singular of jinn, which it accidentally resembled, and attested in English with this sense from 1748. updated on February 09, 2016
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jinn n.