Meanings
genie1
noungenie (plural genii or genies)
plural genii · plural genies · alternative jinn · alternative djinn · alternative djinni · alternative djinny · alternative jinni · alternative jinnie · alternative jinnee
- human sciencesA fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.
genie in a bottle
Genie2
proper nounGenie (plural Genies)
plural Genies
- A male given name, diminutive of Eugene and pet form of Gene
- A female given name, diminutive of Eugenie and Eugenia
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(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
Broader
spiritdisembodied spirit
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchgénie“genius, genie”
- Englishgenie
From French génie (“genius, genie”), a phono-semantic matching of Arabic جِنِّيّ (jinniyy).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον
- δαιμόνιον (daimónion)an unseen being in Muslim theology
Arabic جَانّ جِنّ, جِنَّة
- جَانّ جِنّ (jānn)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- جِنَّة (jinna)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- جِنّ (jinn)a fictional magical being
- جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)a fictional magical being
Bengali জ্বীন
- জ্বীন (jin)a fictional magical being
Bulgarian джин, джин
- джин (džin)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- джин (džin)a fictional magical being
Catalan geni
- genia fictional magical being
Chinese Mandarin 神靈 /神灵, 神仙
- 神靈 /神灵 (shénlíng)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- 神仙 (shénxiān)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- 巨靈 /巨灵 (jùlíng)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- 鎮尼 /镇尼 (zhènní)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- 神靈 /神灵 (shénlíng)a fictional magical being
- 神仙 (shénxiān)a fictional magical being
- 巨靈 /巨灵 (jùlíng)a fictional magical being
Czech džin, džin
- džinan unseen being in Muslim theology
- džina fictional magical being
Esperanto ĝino
- ĝinoa fictional magical being
Finnish henki
- henkia fictional magical being
French jinn, djinn
- jinnan unseen being in Muslim theology
- djinnan unseen being in Muslim theology
- géniean unseen being in Muslim theology
- géniea fictional magical being
- djinna fictional magical being
German Dschinn, Djinn
- Dschinnan unseen being in Muslim theology
- Djinnan unseen being in Muslim theology
- Dschinna fictional magical being
- Djinna fictional magical being
Greek τζίνι, δαιμόνιο
- τζίνι (tzíni)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- δαιμόνιο (daimónio)an unseen being in Muslim theology
Hebrew ג׳יני, ג׳יני
- ג׳יני (jini)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- ג׳יני (jini)a fictional magical being
Hindi जिन्न, जिन
- जिन्न (jinn)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- जिन (jin)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- जिन्द (jind)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- जिन्न (jinn)a fictional magical being
- जिन (jin)a fictional magical being
- जिन्द (jind)a fictional magical being
Hungarian dzsinn, dzsinn
- dzsinnan unseen being in Muslim theology
- dzsinna fictional magical being
Italian genio
- genioa fictional magical being
Japanese 精霊, ジン
- 精霊an unseen being in Muslim theology
- ジン (jin)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- 精霊a fictional magical being
- ジン (jin)a fictional magical being
Korean 지니, 지니
- 지니 (jini)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- 지니 (jini)a fictional magical being
Latin daemonium genius
- daemonium geniusan unseen being in Muslim theology
Malay jin, jin
- jinan unseen being in Muslim theology
- jina fictional magical being
Māori ariā
- ariāa fictional magical being
Persian جن, جن
- جن (jenn)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- جن (jenn)a fictional magical being
Polish dżinn, dżinn
- dżinnan unseen being in Muslim theology
- dżinna fictional magical being
Portuguese gênio, génio
- gênioan unseen being in Muslim theology
- génioan unseen being in Muslim theology
- gênioa fictional magical being
Romanian geniu
- geniuan unseen being in Muslim theology
Russian джинн, дух
- джинн (džinn)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- дух (dux)an unseen being in Muslim theology
- джинн (džinn)a fictional magical being
- дух (dux)a fictional magical being
Spanish genio, genio
- genioan unseen being in Muslim theology
- genioa fictional magical being
Swahili jini, jini
- jinian unseen being in Muslim theology
- jinia fictional magical being
Swedish ande
- andea fictional magical being
Thai ญิน
- ญิน (yin)a fictional magical being
Turkish cin, çor
- cinan unseen being in Muslim theology
- çoran unseen being in Muslim theology
- cina fictional magical being
- çora fictional magical being
Ukrainian джин
- джин (džyn)a fictional magical being
Urdu جن, جن
- جنan unseen being in Muslim theology
- جن (jin)a fictional magical being
Vietnamese thần đèn
- thần đèna fictional magical being
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with genie
bikinimartinibeanieLamborghiniSweeneySantorinizucchiniteenyGiniFeeneypyreneSelenetankiniqueeniemonokiniwahinelinguinefettuccineskenecrostiniCyrenebandiniweenydamascene
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
genie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genie
MLA
“genie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genie. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genie.
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