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jinni
Arabic · medieval
"a supernatural spirit"
a supernatural spirit in Arabian folklore
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Stage 2 of 3
génie
French · 1700s
"a magical spirit"
translators of "One Thousand and One Nights" conflated it with the Latin "genius"
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genie
English · 1700s
"a magical wish-granting spirit"
adopted from French translations of Arabian tales
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