genie

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meaning 'a spirit of Arabian folklore', is pronounced jee-ni and has the plural form genii, pronounced jee-ni-iy. See also genius.

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IN BRIEF: n. - (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals.

Tutor's tip: A "genie" (a spirit that can grant wishes) can grant the intelligent wishes of many "genii" (more than one genius).

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For a list of words related to genie, see:

• Mythological and Folkloric Beings - genie: spirit in human form summoned to carry out one’s wishes
• Individuals and Objects - genie: jinn

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ånd

idioms:

• the genie is out of the bottle    ånden er sluppet ud af flasken

Nederlands (Dutch)
djinn

Français (French)
n. - génie

idioms:

• the genie is out of the bottle    le petit génie est sorti de sa bouteille, (être) doté de pouvoirs surnaturels

Deutsch (German)
n. - Flaschengeist

idioms:

• the genie is out of the bottle    die Veränderung läßt sich nicht rückgängig machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μυθολ.) τζίνι, δαίμων

idioms:

• the genie is out of the bottle    το τζίνι βγήκε από το λυχνάρι

Italiano (Italian)
genio, folletto

idioms:

• the genie is out of the bottle    il guaio è fatto (la situazione è irreversibile)

Português (Portuguese)
n. - espírito (m), gênio (m)

idioms:

• the genie is out of the bottle    o gênio está fora da garrafa

Русский (Russian)
дух, джинн

idioms:

• the genie is out of the bottle    джин выпущен из бутылки

Español (Spanish)
n. - duende, genio

idioms:

• the genie is out of the bottle    un cambio irreversible

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
妖怪, 鬼

idioms:

• the genie is out of the bottle    从瓶里出来的妖怪

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 妖怪, 鬼

idioms:

• the genie is out of the bottle    從瓶裡出來的妖怪

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (동화에 나오는) 요정

idioms:

• the genie is out of the bottle    이전으로 되돌아 갈 수 없다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 魔神

idioms:

• the genie is out of the bottle    壷から出てきた魔神

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جني, عفريت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שד, רוח‬

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