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Form 1جَنَّهُ7 senses · 3 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـِيَفْعِلُmaṣdarجَنٌّ جُنُونٌ جِنٌّ

Core sense — it veiled, concealed, or covered him; he became possessed, or madgenerated

1.1it veiled, concealed, hid, covered, or protected, him—جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ

. It veiled, concealed, hid, covered, or protected, him; said of the night.

or both.

he, or it, gave him something that should veil him, or conceal him—اجنّهُ

So in the Qur'ān 6:76, meaning it veiled him, or covered him, with its darkness.

Er-Rāghib: the primary meaning of جَنٌّ is veiling, or concealing, from the sense.

it (anything) was veiled, concealed, or hidden, from him—جُنَّ عَنْهُ
Qur’ān 6:76 approximate — somewhere between 6:73 and 6:78 Lane cites “Kur vi. 76”
Qur’ān 6:76 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
فَلَمَّا جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلَّيْلُ رَءَا كَوْكَبًا ۖ قَالَ هَـٰذَا رَبِّى ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَفَلَ قَالَ لَآ أُحِبُّ ٱلْـَٔافِلِينَ

When the night covered him over, He saw a star: He said: "This is my Lord." But when it set, He said: "I love not those that set."Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.1.1he concealed it; namely, a dead body—اجنّهُ
I concealed the thing in my bosom—أَجْنَنْتُ الشَّىْءَ فِى صَدْرِى
she concealed [or enveloped in her womb a child, or an embryo, or a fœtus]—أَجَنَّتْ وَلَدًا

Or it means: he wrapped it in grave-clothing; and he buried it.

Said of a woman, or of a pregnant female; also جَنِينًا.

1.2it (an embryo, or a fœtus) was concealed in the womb—جَنَّ

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1.2.1

It (the night) was, or became, dark. [Maṣdar probably جِنٌّ and جُنُونٌ and جَنَانٌ, explained below.] Golius, on the authority of Ibn-Maʿrūf.

1.3he (a man) was, or became, مَجْنُون—جُنَّ

Maṣdar جُنُونٌ and جِنَّةٌ and جَنٌّ and اُسْتُجِنٌّ and تجنّن and تجانّ.

Originally meaning possessed by a جِنِّىّ or by جِنّ, that is, possessed by a devil or demon, and hence bereft of reason, mad, insane, unsound in mind or intellect, or wanting in it. The verbs may generally be rendered he was, or became, possessed, or mad, or insane.

1.3.1figurative · مجاز — inferredthe flies made much buzzing—جُنَّ الذُّبَابُ

Or: they made a gladsome buzzing in a meadow.

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1.3.2figurative · مجازthe herbage became tall and tangled, or luxuriant, or abundant and dense, and put forth its flowers—جُنَّ النَّبْتُ

. Or: it became thick and tall and full-grown, and blossomed.

the land produced pleasing herbage or plants—جُنَّتِ الأَرْضُ

. Or: it put forth its flowers and blossoms; also تجنّنت.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
6:76
فَلَمَّا جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلَّيْلُ رَءَا كَوْكَبًا ۖ قَالَ هَـٰذَا رَبِّى ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَفَلَ قَالَ لَآ أُحِبُّ ٱلْـَٔافِلِينَ

When the night covered him over, He saw a star: He said: "This is my Lord." But when it set, He said: "I love not those that set."

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (S, Mgh, K,) aor. جَنُنَ , (Mgh, TA,) inf. n. جَنٌّ , (TA,) It veiled, concealed, hid, covered, or protected, him; (S, Mgh, K;) said of the night; (S, K;) as also جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ , (S, Msb, K,) aor. جَنُنَ , (S, Msb,) inf. n. جُنُونٌ , (S,) or جَنٌّ , (K,) or both; (TA;) so in the Kur vi. 76, meaning it veiled him, concealed him, or covered him, with its darkness; (Bd;) and اجنّهُ : (S, Msb, K:) or this last signifies he, or it, made, or prepared, for him, or gave him, that which should veil him, conceal him, &c. : accord. to Er-Rághib, the primary signification of جَنٌّ is the veiling, or concealing, &c., from the sense. (TA.) And جُنَّ عَنْهُ means It (anything) was veiled, concealed, or hidden, from him. (K.) He concealed it; namely, a dead body; as also اجنّهُ : (S, TA:) or the latter, he wrapped it in grave-clothing: (K:) and he buried it. (TA.) And أَجْنَنْتُ الشَّىْءَ فِى صَدْرِى I concealed the thing in my bosom. (S.) And أَجَنَّتْ وَلَدًا , (S,) or جَنِينًا , (K,) said of a woman, (S,) or a pregnant female, (K,) She concealed [or enveloped in her womb a child, or an embryo, or a fœtus]. (TA.) جَنَّ , aor. جَنِنَ , inf. n. جِنٌّ , It (an embryo, or a fœtus,) was concealed in the womb. (K.) Also, [inf. n., probably, جِنٌّ and جُنُونٌ and جَنَانٌ , explained below,] It (the night) was, or became, dark. (Golius on the authority of Ibn-Maaroof.) جُنَّ , (S, Msb, K,) inf. n. جُنُونٌ (S, K) and جِنَّةٌ (S) and جَنٌّ ; (K;) and اُسْتُجِنٌّ , and تجنّن , and تجانّ ; (K;) He (a man, S) was, or became, مَجْنُون [originally signifying possessed by a جِنِّىّ , or by جِنّ ; possessed by a devil or demon; (see Bd li. 39;) and hence meaning bereft of reason; or mad, insane, unsound in mind or intellect, or wanting therein: the verbs may generally be rendered he was, or became, possessed; or mad, or insane]. (S, Msb, K.) جُنَّ الذُّبَابُ , (S, A, TA,) inf. n. جُنُونٌ , (TA,) The flies made much buzzing: (S:) or made a gladsome buzzing in a meadow. (A, TA.) جُنَّ النَّبْتُ , inf. n. جُنُونٌ , The herbage became tall, and tangled, or luxuriant, or abundant and dense, and put forth its flowers or blossoms: (S, TA:) or became thick and tall and full-grown, and blossomed. (M, TA.) And جُنَّتِ الأَرْضُ , (Fr, K,) inf. n. جُنُونٌ , (K,) The land produced pleasing herbage or plants: (Fr, TA:) or put forth its flowers and blossoms; as also تجنّنت . (K, TA.)
Form 2جَنَّنَ1 sense

Core sense — he concealed him; he wrapped a dead body in grave-clothinggenerated

2.1

See form 4.

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see 4.
Form 4أَجْنَنَ5 senses · 4 main

Core sense — he concealed, or covered, him; he made him mad, or possessedgenerated

4.1

See form 1, in four places.

4.2

See form 8.

4.3he (God) caused him to be, or become, مَجْنُون—اجنّهُ

Originally: possessed by a جِنِّىّ or by جِنّ, and hence generally bereft of reason, mad, insane, unsound in mind or intellect, or wanting in it.

[And so, in common usage, جنّنهُ, whoever or whatever the agent may be.]

4.3.1[how mad, or insane, he is!]—ما اجنّهُ

Sb says that the verb of wonder is used in this case because it denotes want of intellect [which admits of degrees].

This is irregular, being formed from a verb of the passive form, namely جُنَّ; for of the مَضْرُوب one should not say مَا أَضْرَبَهُ, nor of the مَسْلُول should one say مَا أَسَلَّهُ.

4.4it also means وَقَعَ فِى مَجَنَّةٍ—اجنّ

[Apparently meaning he fell into, or upon, a place containing, or abounding with, جِنّ.]

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see 1, in four places: and see 8. Also اجنّهُ He (God) caused him to be, or become, مَجْنُون [originally signifying possessed by a جِنِّىّ , or by جِنّ ; and hence generally meaning bereft of reason; or mad, insane, unsound in mind or intellect, or wanting therein]. (S, Msb, K.) [And so, vulgarly, جنّنهُ , whoever, or whatever, be the agent.] ما اجنّهُ [How mad, or insane, &c., is he!] is anomalous, (Th, S,) being formed from a verb of the pass. form, namely, جُنَّ ; (Th, TA;) for of the مَضْرُوب one should not say, مَا أَضْرَبَهُ ; nor of the مَسْلُول should one say, مَا أَسَلَّهُ : (S:) Sb says that the verb of wonder is used in this case because it denotes want of intellect [which admits of degrees]. (TA.) اجنّ also signifies وَقَعَ فِى مَجَنَّةٍ [app. meaning He fell into, or upon, a place containing, or abounding with, جِنّ ]. (TA.)
Form 5تَجَنَّنَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he feigned himself possessed, or madgenerated

5.1

See form 1, in two places.

5.1.1he feigned himself مَجْنُون to him, not being really so—تجنّن عَلَيْهِ

Also تَجَانَنَ and تَجَانَّ.

That is, possessed by a جِنِّىّ or by جِنّ, and hence generally bereft of reason, mad, or insane.

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see 1, in two places. تجنّن عَلَيْهِ , and تَجَانَنَ , (S, K,) and تَجَانَّ , (S,) He feigned himself مَجْنُون [i. e. possessed by a جِنِّىّ , or by جِنّ ; and hence generally meaning bereft of reason; or mad, insane, &c.;] to him; (S, K;) not being really so. (TA.)
Form 6تَجَانَّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he feigned himself possessed, or mad; he concealed himselfgenerated

6.1

See form 1.

6.1.1

And see also form 5.

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: see 1: and see also 5.
Form 8اجتنّ1 sense

Core sense — he was concealed, or he concealed himselfgenerated

8.1he was, or became, veiled, concealed, covered, or protected; or he veiled, or concealed, himself—اجنّ

Construed with عَنْهُ, from him, or it; also استجن.

he veiled himself by a thing with which he was veiled—استجن بِجُنَّةٍ
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, (accord, to the S,) or اجنّ , (accord. to the K,) He was, or became, veiled, concealed, hidden, covered, or protected, or he veiled, concealed, hid, covered, or protected, himself, (S, K,) عَنْهُ from him, or it; (K;) as also استجن . (S, K.) You say, استجن بِجُنَّةٍ He was, or became, veiled, &c., or he veiled himself, &c., by a thing whereby he was veiled, &c. (S.)
Form 10إِسْتَجْنَنَ3 senses

Core sense — he was concealed, or he concealed himself; he excited him to gladnessgenerated

10.1

See form 8, in two places.

10.2

And see also form 1.

10.3he excited him to mirth, joy, gladness, or sport—استجنّهُ

اِسْتِجْنَانٌ is also synonymous with اِسْتِطْرَابٌ, meaning استطربهُ.

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see 8, in two places: and see also 1. اِسْتِجْنَانٌ is also syn. with اِسْتِطْرَابٌ ; (S, K;) استجنّهُ meaning استطربهُ , i. e. He excited him to mirth, joy, gladness, or sport. (TK.)

Derived nouns 28

Nounجِنٌّ7 senses · 2 main

Core sense — the genii, the jinn; the darkness of night; concealmentgenerated

1the darkness of night—جُنُونٌ
the darkness of night—جَنَانُ

The last is with fet-h [written in the CK جُنان].

night itself—جَنَانٌ

Or: the dense black darkness of night.

the veiling, or concealing, or protecting, darkness of night—جُنُونٌ

on this sense Or all of them mean its intense darkness; or the confusedness of the darkness of night. [In these senses all appear to be maṣdars: see form 1.]

1.1there is no concealment with this thing—لَا جِنَّ بِهٰذَا الأَمْرِ

One of the Hudhalites says: [And there is no concealment with violent hatred and looking with aversion]

shāhid
وَلَا جِنَّ بِالبَغْضَآءِ وَالنَّظَرِ الشَّزْرِ

Concealment.

2figurative · مجاز — inferreda single individual of the جِنّ—جِنِّىٌّ

[The genii; and sometimes the angels.]

According to some, the spiritual beings that are concealed from the senses, or that conceal themselves from the senses; all such beings. Er-Rāghib.

The opposite of إِنْسٌ, so including the angels, all of these being جِنّ. Er-Rāghib. They are so called because they are feared but not seen.

Or, according to others, certain of the spiritual beings; for the spiritual beings are of three kinds: the good, who are the angels; the evil, who are the devils; and the middle kind, among whom are good and evil, who are the جِنّ, as is shown by the first twelve verses of chapter 72 of the Qur'ān. Er-Rāghib.

Or it means here intelligent invisible bodies, mostly of the fiery or of the airy quality; or a species of souls, or spirits, without bodies; or human souls separate from their bodies.

Or the جِنّ are the angels only, these being so called in the Time of Ignorance because they were concealed, or because they concealed themselves, from the eyes. So, according to some, in the Qur'ān [18:48], where Iblees is said to have been of the جِنّ; and so, as some say, in the Qur'ān [6:100], where they are said to have called the جِنّ partners of God.

But some reject this explanation, because the angels were created of light and the جِنّ of fire, and because the angels do not propagate their kind, nor are they described as males and females, unlike the جِنّ. So it is generally said that in the phrase [in the Qur'ān 18:48, mentioned above] إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ الجِنِّ what is excepted is of a different kind from that from which the exception is made, or else that Iblees had adopted the dispositions of the جِنّ.

Or, as some say, the جِنّ were a species of the angels, who were the guardians of the earth and of the gardens of Paradise.

جِنَّةٌ also means the same as جِنٌّ, as in the last verse of the Qur'ān; and in the Qur'ān 37:158 it means the angels, whom some of the Arabs worshipped and called the daughters of God.

[Feminine with ة.] جَانٌّ also is synonymous with جِنٌّ.

the father of the جِنّ—الجَانٌ

[That is, any father of جِنّ, for] the plural is جِنَّانٌ, like حِيطَانٌ, plural of حَائِطٌ; so says El-Hasan.

It is said in the T, on the authority of AA, that the جانّ is, or are, of the جِنّ. Or جَانٌّ is an ism jamʿ of جِنٌّ, like جَامِلٌ and بَاقِرٌ; so in the Qur'ān 55:56 and 74.

In reading the passage in the Qur'ān 55:39, 'Amr Ibn-'Obeyd pronounced it جَأَنٌ.

It is related that there were certain creatures called the جَانّ who were upon the earth, and who acted corruptly on it and shed blood, so God sent angels who banished them from the earth; and it is said that these angels became the inhabitants of the earth after them.

[such a one passed the night a guest of جنّ]—بَاتَ فُلَانٌ ضَيْفَ جِنٍّ

That is, in a desolate place, in which there was no one to cheer him by company or talk.

Moosà Ibn-Jábir says: [And my companions, who were like the جِنّ, did not flee when I came to them and told them, nor was my tongue, which is like the file, deprived of its sharp edge]

shāhid
فَمَا نَفَرَتْ جِنِّى وَلَا فُلَّ مِبْرَدِى

Or by his جنّ he means his familiar جنّ, such as were said to help poets when difficulties came upon them, and by his مبرد his tongue. Ham p. 182 [where other explanations are offered, but they are far-fetched]. Or by his جنّ he means his heart, and by his مبرد his tongue.

he became weak and abject—نَفَرَتْ جِنُّهُ

The Arabs compare a man who is sharp and effective in affairs to a جِنِّىّ and a شَيْطَان.

Qur’ān 18:50 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur xviii. 48”
Qur’ān 37:158 approximate — somewhere between 37:107 and 37:182 Lane cites “Kur xxxvii. 158”
Qur’ān 55:56 approximate — somewhere between 55:26 and 55:68 Lane cites “Kur lv. 56”
Qur’ān 55:39 approximate — somewhere between 55:26 and 55:68 Lane cites “Kur lv. 39”
Qur’ān 18:50 Lane quotes this verse
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِۦٓ ۗ أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُۥ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِى وَهُمْ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّۢ ۚ بِئْسَ لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ بَدَلًا

Behold! We said to the angels, "Bow down to Adam": They bowed down except Iblis. He was one of the Jinns, and he broke the Command of his Lord. Will ye then take him and his progeny as protectors rather than Me? And they are enemies to you! Evil would be the exchange for the wrong-doers!Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

2.1the greater, or chief, part, or the main body, of men, or of mankind—جَنَانٌ

So called because one who enters among them becomes concealed by them.

Or it means the general assemblage, or collective body, of men; or that which veils, conceals, covers, or protects, one.

2.2figurative · مجاز

The flowers, or blossoms, of plants or herbage.

2.3figurative · مجاز — inferredthat was in the prime, or first part, of his youth—كَانَ ذٰلِك فِى جِنِّ شَبَابِهِ
I will do that thing while it is in its first and fresh state—أَفْعَلُ ذٰلِكَ الأَمْرَ بِجِنِّ ذٰلِكَ
the madness, or insanity, of exultation, or of excessive exultation—جِنٌّ
fear the she-camel, for she is in her evil temper at bringing forth—اِتّقِ النّاقَةَ فَإِنّهَا بِجِنِّ ضِرَامِهَا

on this sense The prime, or first part, of youth; or its sharpness and vigour, and its briskness, liveliness, or sprightliness.

2.4figurative · مجاز — inferredapparently جِدٌّ, meaning seriousness, or earnestness—جدّ

So called because it accompanies thought, or reflection, and is concealed by the heart.

Qur’ānic occurrences جِنّ 5 shown of 22
27:17
وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ جُنُودُهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ وَٱلطَّيْرِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ

And before Solomon were marshalled his hosts,- of Jinns and men and birds, and they were all kept in order and ranks.

34:41
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ أَنتَ وَلِيُّنَا مِن دُونِهِم ۖ بَلْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ ٱلْجِنَّ ۖ أَكْثَرُهُم بِهِم مُّؤْمِنُونَ

They will say, "Glory to Thee! our (tie) is with Thee - as Protector - not with them. Nay, but they worshipped the Jinns: most of them believed in them."

51:56
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ

I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.

72:5
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا

'But we do think that no man or spirit should say aught that untrue against Allah.

72:6
وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًا

'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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The darkness of night; as also جُنُونٌ and جَنَانُ , (K, TA,) the last [written in the CK جُنان , but it is] with fet-h: (TA:) or all signify its intense darkness: (TA:) or all, the confusedness of the darkness of night: (K:) [all, in these senses, are app. inf. ns.: (see 1:)] the last, جَنَانٌ , also signifies night [itself]: (K:) or [so in copies of the K, accord. to the TA, but in the CK “ and, ”] the dense black darkness of night: (S, K:) and جُنُونٌ , the veiling, or concealing, or protecting, darkness of night. (ISk, S.) Concealment: so in the phrase, لَا جِنَّ بِهٰذَا الأَمْرِ There is no concealment with this thing. (K, * TA.) One of the Hudhalees says, 1 [And there is no concealment with vehement hatred and the looking with aversion]. (TA.) وَلَا جِنَّ بِالبَغْضَآءِ وَالنَّظَرِ الشَّزْرِ [The genii; and sometimes the angels;] accord. to some, the spiritual beings that are concealed from the senses, or that conceal themselves from the senses; all of such beings; (Er-Rághib, TA;) the opposite of إِنْسٌ ; (S, Mgh, Msb, Er-Rághib, TA;) thus comprising the angels; all of these being جِنّ ; (Er-Rághib, TA;) thus called because they are feared but not seen: (S:) or, accord. to others, certain of the spiritual beings; for the spiritual beings are of three kinds; the good being the angels; and the evil being the devils ( شَيَاطِين ); and the middle kind, among whom are good and evil, being the جِنّ ; as is shown by the first twelve verses of ch. lxxii. of the Kur: (Er-Rághib, TA:) or it here means intelligent invisible bodies, predominantly of the fiery, or of the aerial, quality: or a species of souls, or spirits, divested of bodies: or human souls separate from their bodies: (Bd:) or the جِنّ are the angels [exclusively]; (K;) these being so called in the Time of Ignorance, because they were concealed, or because they concealed themselves, from the eyes: so, accord. to some, in the Kur [xviii. 48], where it is said that Iblees was of the جِنّ : and so, as some say, in the Kur [vi. 100], where it is said that they called the جِنّ partners of God: (TA:) but some reject the explanation in the K, because the angels were created of light, and the جِنّ of fire; and the former do not propagate their kind, nor are they to be described as males and females; contrary to the case of the جِنّ ; wherefore it is generally said that in the phrase [in the Kur xviii. 48, above mentioned] إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ الجِنِّ , what is excepted is disunited in kind from that from which the exception is made, or that Iblees had adopted the dispositions of the جِنّ : (MF, TA:) or, as some say, the جِنّ were a species of the angels, who were the guardians of the earth and of the gardens of Paradise: (TA:) جِنَّةٌ , also, signifies the same as جِنٌّ : (S, Msb, K:) so in the last verse of the Kur: (S:) in the Kur xxxvii. 158 meaning the angels, whom certain of the Arabs worshipped; (TA;) and whom they called the daughters of God: (Fr, TA:) a single individual of the جِنّ is called جِنِّىٌّ , [fem. with ة :] (S, TA:) and جَانٌّ , also, is syn. with جِنٌّ : (Msb:) or الجَانٌ means the father of the جِنّ ; (S, Mgh, TA;) [i. e. any father of جِنّ ; for] the pl. is جِنَّانٌ , like حِيطَانٌ pl. of حَائِطٌ : (S, TA:) so says El-Hasan: it is said in the T, on the authority of AA, that the جانّ is, or are, of the جِنّ : (TA:) or جَانٌّ is a quasi-pl. n. of جِنٌّ ; (M, K;) like جَامِلٌ and بَاقِرٌ : (M, TA:) so in the Kur lv. 56 and 74: in reading the passage in the Kur lv. 39, 'Amr Ibn- 'Obeyd pronounced it جَأَنٌ : (TA:) it is related that there were certain creatures called the جَانّ , who were upon the earth, and who acted corruptly therein, and shed blood, wherefore God sent angels who banished them from the earth; and it is said that these angels became the inhabitants of the earth after them. (Zj, TA.) بَاتَ فُلَانٌ ضَيْفَ جِنٍّ [Such a one passed the night a guest of جنّ ] means, in a desolate place, in which was no one that might cheer him by his society or converse. (TA.) The saying of Moosà Ibn-Jábir, 1 may mean And my companions, who were like the جِنّ , did not flee when I came to them and informed them, nor was my tongue, that is like the file, deprived of its sharp edge: or by his جنّ he means his familiar جنّ , such as were asserted to aid poets when difficulties befell them; and by his مبرد , his tongue: (Ham p. 182 [where other explanations are proposed; but they are far-fetched]:) or by his جنّ he means his heart; and by his مبرد , his tongue. (S.) The Arabs liken a man who is sharp and effective in affairs to a جِنِّىّ and a شَيْطَان : and hence they said, نَفَرَتْ جِنُّهُ , meaning He became weak and abject. (Ham ubi suprà.) فَمَا نَفَرَتْ جِنِّى وَلَا فُلَّ مِبْرَدِى The greater, main, or chief, part, or the main body, or bulk, of men, or of mankind; as also جَنَانٌ ; (K;) because he who enters among them becomes concealed by them: (TA:) or the latter means the general assemblage, or collective body, of men: (IAar, S, * TA:) or what veils, conceals, covers, or protects, one, of a thing. (AA, TA.) The flowers, or blossoms, of plants or herbage. (K, TA.) The prime, or first part, of youth: (S, K, TA:) or the sharpness, or vigorousness, and briskness, liveliness, or sprightliness, thereof. (TA.) You say, كَانَ ذٰلِك فِى جِنِّ شَبَابِهِ That was in the prime, or first part, of his youth. (S, TA.) And أَفْعَلُ ذٰلِكَ الأَمْرَ بِجِنِّ ذٰلِكَ I will do that thing in the time of the first and fresh state of that. (S, TA.) جِنٌّ may also signify The madness, or insanity, of exultation, or of excessive exultation. (TA.) And one says, اِتّقِ النّاقَةَ فَإِنّهَا بِجِنِّ ضِرَامِهَا , meaning Fear thou the she-camel, for she is in her evil temper on the occasion of her bringing forth. (TA.) Also i. q. جدّ [app. جِدٌّ , as meaning Seriousness, or earnestness]; because it is a thing that is an accompaniment of thought, or reflection, and is concealed by the heart. (TA.)
Nounجَنَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a garden, a walled garden; Paradisegenerated

1a garden—بُسْتَان

Or a garden, or walled garden, of trees, or of palm-trees, or of palms and other trees.

Or only one containing palm-trees and grape-vines; otherwise, if it contains trees, it is called حديقة. Aboo-'Alee in the Tedhkireh.

Er-Rāghib: any بستان having trees by which the ground is concealed; and sometimes, concealing trees.

Or palm-trees; or tall palm-trees; or shadowing trees, because of their tangled, luxuriant branches, as though they concealed all at once what is beneath them.

Then a بستان, because of its dense and shadowing trees; or a بستان of palms and other trees, dense, and shadowing by the tangled, luxuriant denseness of their branches; as though the word were originally the ism waḥda of the maṣdar جَنَّهُ, meaning a single act of veiling, or concealing. Ksh.

Then, with the article, ال [Paradise], the abode of recompense, because of the جِنَان there; or because the various delights prepared there for mankind are concealed in the present life.

Hence الجَنَّاتُ [the gardens of Paradise], or جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ [the gardens of continual abode].

The plural of جَنَّةٌ is أَجِنَّةٌ and جِنَيْنَة and جُنَّةٌ, but this last is strange.

[Diminutive جُنَيْنَةٌ, commonly pronounced جِنَيْنَة, and applied to a garden, as though it were a little Paradise.]

Lane cites “Bd in ii. 23” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Qur’ānic occurrences جَنَّة 1 shown of 143
89:30
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى

"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!

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A [garden, such as is called] بُسْتَان : (S, Mgh:) or a garden, or walled garden, ( حَدِيقَة , Msb, K,) of trees, or of palm-trees, (Msb,) or of palms and other trees: (K:) or only if containing palm-trees and grape-vines; otherwise, if containing trees, called حديقة : (Aboo-'Alee in the Tedhkireh, TA:) or any بستان having trees by which the ground is concealed: and sometimes concealing trees: (Er-Rághib, TA:) and palm-trees: (S:) or tall palm-trees: (Mgh:) or shadowing trees; because of the tangling, or luxuriousness of their branches; as though concealing at once what is beneath them: then a بستان ; because of its dense and shadowing trees: (Bd in ii. 23:) or a بستان of palms and other trees, dense, and shadowing by the tangling, or luxuriousness, and denseness, of their branches; as though it were originally the inf. n. of un. of جَنَّهُ , and meaning “ a single act of veiling ” or “ concealing ” &c.: (Ksh ib.:) then, with the article ال , [Paradise,] the abode of recompense; because of the جِنَان therein; (Ksh and Bd ib.;) or because the various delights prepared therein for mankind are concealed in the present state of existence: (Bd ib.:) [and] hence الجَنَّاتُ [the gardens of Paradise], (so in a copy of the S,) or جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ [the gardens of continual abode]: (so in another copy of the S:) [for] the pl. of جَنَّةٌ is أَجِنَّةٌ (Mgh, Msb, K) and جِنَيْنَة (Msb, TA) and جُنَّةٌ , but this last is strange. (MF, TA.) [Dim. جُنَيْنَةٌ , vulgarly pronounced جِنَيْنَة , and applied to A garden; as though it were a little Paradise.]
Nounجُنَّةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a thing that veils or protects; armour; a woman's face-covering clothgenerated

1

A thing by which a person is veiled, concealed, hidden, covered, or protected; a weapon, or armour, with which one protects himself; anything protective.

Or coats of mail, and any defensive, or protective, weapon or armour.

Plural جُنَنٌ.

1.1

A piece of cloth which a woman wears, covering the front and back parts of her head but not its middle, and covering the face and the two sides of the bosom — or, according to the M, the ornaments [حُلِىّ instead of جَنْبَى] of the bosom — and having two eyeholes, like the بُرْقُع.

Qur’ānic occurrences جُنَّة
58:16
ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَيْمَـٰنَهُمْ جُنَّةً فَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ

They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of Allah: therefore shall they have a humiliating Penalty.

63:2
ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَيْمَـٰنَهُمْ جُنَّةً فَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ سَآءَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of Allah: truly evil are their deeds.

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A thing by which a person is veiled, concealed, hidden, covered, or protected: an arm, or armour, with which one protects himself: (S:) anything protective: (K:) or coats of mail, and any defensive, or protective, arm or armour: (TA:) pl. جُنَنٌ . (S.) A piece of cloth which a woman wears, covering the fore and kind parts of her head, but not the middle of it, and covering the face, and the two sides of the bosom, (K,) or, accord. to the M, the ornaments [ حُلِىّ instead of جَنْبَى ] of the bosom, (TA,) and having two eyeholes, like the بُرْقُع . (K.)
Nounجِنَّةٌ2 senses

Core sense — possession by jinn; madness, insanitygenerated

1

See its synonym جِنٌّ.

2

And جُنُونٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences جِنَّة 2 shown of 9
23:25
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌۢ بِهِۦ جِنَّةٌ فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

(And some said): "He is only a man possessed: wait (and have patience) with him for a time."

114:6
مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ

Among Jinns and among men.

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: see its syn. جِنٌّ : and جُنُونٌ .
Nounجَنَنٌ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a grave; grave-clothing; a dead bodygenerated

1a grave—جَنِينٌ

A grave; because it conceals the dead.

Of the measure فَعيلٌ in the sense of the measure فَاعِلٌ. Er-Rāghib.

1.1

Grave-clothing; for the same reason.

1.2

A garment that conceals the body.

[See also جَنَانٌ.]

2

A dead body; because it is concealed in the grave; the word being of the measure فَعَلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ, like نَفَضٌ in the sense of مَنْفُوضٌ.

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A grave; (S, K;) because it conceals the dead: (TA:) and so جَنِينٌ , of the measure فَعيلٌ in the sense of the measure فَاعِلٌ . (Er-Rághib, TA.) Grave-clothing; (K;) for the same reason. (TA.) A garment that conceals the body. (TA.) [See also جَنَانٌ .] A dead body; (S, K;) because concealed in the grave; the word being of the measure فَعَلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ , like نَفَضٌ in the sense of مَنْفُوضٌ . (TA.)
Nounجَنُنٌ1 sense

Core sense — madness, insanity, loss of reasongenerated

1

See جُنُونٌ.

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Nounجَنَانٌ7 senses · 2 main

Core sense — the heart; the darkness of night; a garment that conceals onegenerated

1

See جِنٌّ, first sentence, in two places.

2

And see the same in the latter part of the paragraph.

2.1[there is no garment upon me to conceal me except what you see]—مَا عَلَىَّ جَنَانٌ إِلَّا مَا تَرَى

A garment; or a garment that conceals one.

[See also جَنَنٌ.]

2.2

The حَرِيم [or surrounding adjuncts, or appurtenances and conveniences] of a house; because they conceal the house.

2.3

The interior of a thing that one does not see; because it is concealed from the eye.

2.4[his heart does not rest in its place, by reason of fright]—مَا يَسْتَقِرُّ جَنَانُهُ مِنَ الفَزَعِ

The heart; because it is concealed in the bosom, or because it holds things in memory.

Or its رُوع [i.e. the heart's core, or the mind, or understanding, or intellect], which is more deeply hidden; and sometimes the soul, or spirit, because the body conceals it.

Plural أَجْنَانٌ.

2.5

A secret and bad action. [Before the word rendered as secret there is another adjective, which cannot be read.]

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: see جِنٌّ , first sentence, in two places: and see the same in the latter part of the paragraph. Also A garment: (K:) or a garment that conceals one; as in the saying, مَا عَلَىَّ جَنَانٌ إِلَّا مَا تَرَى [There is not upon me a garment that conceals me save what thou seest]. (S.) [See also جَنَنٌ .] The حَرِيم [or surrounding adjuncts, or appertenances and conveniences,] (K, TA) of a house; because concealing the house. (TA.) The interior of a thing that one does not see; (K;) because concealed from the eye. (TA.) The heart; (T, S, M, Msb, K;) because concealed in the bosom; (T, M;) or because it holds things in memory: (M, TA:) or its رُوع [i. e. the heart's core, or the mind, or understanding, or intellect]; (K;) which is more deeply hidden: (TA:) and (sometimes, TA) the soul, or spirit; (IDrd, K;) because the body conceals it: (IDrd, TA:) pl. أَجْنَانٌ . (IJ, K.) You say, مَا يَسْتَقِرُّ جَنَانُهُ مِنَ الفَزَعِ [His heart does not rest in its place by reason of fright]. (TA.) A secret and bad action. (TA. [Before the word rendered “ secret ” is another epithet, which is illegible.])
Nounجُنَانٌ2 senses

Core sense — madness, insanity, loss of reasongenerated

1

See مِجَنٌّ.

2

And see what next follows.

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: see مِجَنٌّ : and what here next follows.
Nounجُنُونٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — madness, insanity, loss of reason; persistence in evilgenerated

1

See جِنٌّ, first sentence, in two places.

2

Maṣdar of جُنَّ. [Originally a state of possession by a جِنِّىِّ or by جِنّ, that is, diabolical or demoniacal possession, and hence] loss of reason; madness, insanity, unsoundness in mind or intellect; or deficiency of intellect. It may generally be rendered possession, or insanity.

جُنُنٌ is a contraction of it; or, according to some, an original form.

جَنَّةٌ also (both a maṣdar and a simple noun) means the same as جُنُونٌ, as also مَجَنَّةٌ and جُنَانٌ, but this last is vulgar.

2.1

Also persistence in evil, and pursuit of a headlong, or rash, course.

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: see جِنٌّ , first sentence, in two places. Also, inf. n. of جُنَّ ; (S, K;) [originally signifying A state of possession by a جِنِّىِّ , or by جِنّ ; diabolical, or demoniacal, possession; and hence meaning] loss of reason; or madness, insanity, or unsoundness in mind or intellect; (Mgh;) or deficiency of intellect: (Sb, TA:) [it may generally be rendered possession, or insanity:] جُنُنٌ is a contraction thereof; (S, K;) or accord. to some, an original form: (MF, TA:) and جَنَّةٌ , also, (an inf. n. and a simple subst., S,) signifies the same as جُنُونٌ : (S, Msb, K:) as also مَجَنَّةٌ , (S, K,) and جُنَانٌ , but this last is vulgar. (TA.) Also Persistence in evil; and pursuance of a headlong, or rash, course. (Ham p. 14.)
Nounجَنِينٌ6 senses · 2 main

Core sense — concealed, hidden; an embryo, a fœtus; buried in a gravegenerated

1

Anything veiled, concealed, hidden, or covered; applied as an adjective even to rancour, or malice.

1.1

Buried; placed in a grave.

1.2

An embryo; a fœtus; the child, or young, in the belly, that is, in the womb.

Plural أَجِنَّةٌ and أَجْنُنٌ.

1.3

The first of those two plurals also means waters choked up with earth.

2

See also جَنَنٌ.

2.1

Also the vulva.

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Anything veiled, concealed, hidden, or covered: (K:) applied as an epithet even to rancour, or malice. (TA.) Buried; deposited in a grave. (IDrd, S.) An embryo; a fœtus; the child, or young, in the belly; (S Msb, K;) [i. e.,] in the womb: (Mgh:) pl. أَجِنَّةٌ (S, Msb, K) and أَجْنُنٌ . (ISd, K.) And the former of these pls., Waters choked up with earth. (TA.) See also جَنَنٌ . Also The vulva. (TA.)
Nounجُنَانَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a thing by which one is veiled, or concealedgenerated

1

See مِجَنٌّ.

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: see مِجَنٌّ .
Nounجَنِينَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a garment of a round form, worn by womengenerated

1a garment of round form, like the طَيْلَسَان worn by women—مِطْرَف

So in the copies of the K; but in the M it is جِنِّيَّةٌ.

In the T it is said to be certain well-known garments.

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, accord. to the copies of the K, but in the M جِنِّيَّةٌ , (TA,) A [garment of the kind called] مِطْرَف , (K, TA,) of a round form, (TA,) like the طَيْلَسَان , (K, TA,) worn by women: (TA:) in the T, said to be certain well-known garments. (TA.)
Nounجُنَيْنَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a little gardengenerated

1

See جنَّةٌ, last sentence.

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Nounجِنِّىٌّ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — of, or relating to, the jinn; a jinneegenerated

1

Of, or relating to, the جِنّ or جِنَّة.

1.1

See جِنٌّ.

In the saying [Mercy on you! Jinneeyeh — does it seem right to you to restore my reason? for the time has come for you to do so]

shāhid
وَيْحَكِ يَا جِنِّىَّ هَلْ بَدَا لَكِأَنْ تُرْجِعِى عَقْلِى فَقَدْ أَنَى لَكِ

, where جِنِّىَّ stands for جِنِّيَّةُ, a woman resembling a جِنِّيَّة is meant, either because of her beauty or because of her changeableness.

2

The tallness, or length and height, of a camel's hump.

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Of, or relating to, the جِنّ , or جِنَّة . (K.) See جِنٌّ . In the saying, 1 [Mercy on thee! O Jinneeyeh, جِنِّىَّ being for جِنِّيَّةُ ,) doth it appear fit to thee that thou shouldst restore my reason? for the time hath come for thee to do so], a woman resembling a جِنِّيَّة is meant, either because of her beauty, or in her changeableness. (TA.) وَيْحَكِ يَا جِنِّىَّ هَلْ بَدَا لَكِ | أَنْ تُرْجِعِى عَقْلِى فَقَدْ أَنَى لَكِ The tallness, or length and height, of a camel's hump. (TA.)
Nounجِنِّيَّةٌ2 senses

Core sense — a female jinneegenerated

1

[Feminine of جِنِّىٌّ.]

2

See also جَنِينَةٌ.

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[fem. of جِنِّىٌّ , q. v. ] See also جَنِينَةٌ
Nounجِنْجِنٌ1 sense

Core sense — a bone of the breast, an extremity of a ribgenerated

1

This, and جَنْجَنٌ and جِنْجِنَةٌ and جِنْجَنَةٌ and (as some say) جُنْجُونٌ, are singulars of جَنَاجِنُ, which means the bones of the breast; or the heads of the ribs of men and of others; or the extremities of the ribs, next the sternum.

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and جَنْجَنٌ and جِنْجِنَةٌ (S, K) and جِنْجَنَةٌ (K) and (as some say, TA) جُنْجُونٌ (K) are sings. of جَنَاجِنُ , which signifies The bones of the breast: (S, K:) or the heads of the ribs of men and of others: (M, TA:) or the extremities of the ribs, next the sternum. (T, TA.)
Nounجَنْجَنَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a bone of the breast, an extremity of a ribgenerated

1

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Nounجُنْجُونٌ1 sense

Core sense — a bone of the breast, an extremity of a ribgenerated

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Nounجَانٌّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the jinn; a white serpentgenerated

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See جِنٌّ.

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Also a white serpent; or a small white serpent; or a great serpent; or a species of serpent with black-bordered eyes inclining to yellow, harmless, and common in houses.

Plural جَوَانُّ or جِنَّانٌ.

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: see جِنٌّ . Also A white serpent: (Lth, S, Msb:) or a small white serpent: (Mgh:) or a great serpent: (Zj, TA:) or a species of serpent (AA, M, K) having black-bordered eyes, (M, K,) inclining to yellow, (M, TA,) harmless, and abounding in houses: (M, K:) pl. جَوَانُّ , (AA, TA,) or جِنَّانٌ . (TA.)
Nounأَجِنَّكَ كَذَا1 sense

Core sense — because you are thus, since you are sogenerated

1[because you are thus]—مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكَ

The headword is contracted from it by dropping the ل and ا and moving the kesreh of the ل to the ا.

A poet says: [Because you are, in my estimation, the goodliest of all mankind]

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أَجِنَّكِ عِنْدِى أَحْسَنُ النَّاسِ كُلِّهِمْ

The مِنْ is omitted as in the phrase فَعَلْتُهُ أَجْلَكَ for مِنْ أَجْلِكَ.

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i. q. مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكَ [Because that thou art thus]; (S, K;) from which it is contracted by suppressing the ل and ا and transferring the kesreh of the ل to the ا (S.) A poet says, 1 [Because that thou art in my estimation the goodliest of all mankind]. (S.) The مِنْ is omitted as in the phrase فَعَلْتُهُ أَجْلَكَ for مِنْ أَجْلِكَ . (Ks, TA.) أَجِنَّكِ عِنْدِى أَحْسَنُ النَّاسِ كُلِّهِمْ
Nounتَجْنِينٌ1 sense

Core sense — what the jinn say; strange speech, difficult to be understoodgenerated

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[A maṣdar used as a simple noun.] What is said by the جِنّ [or genii].

Or, according to Es-Sukkaree, strange, uncouth speech or language, difficult to understand.

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[an inf. n. used as a simple subst.,] What is said by the جِنّ [or genii]: or, accord. to Es-Sukkaree, strange, uncouth speech or language, difficult to be understood. (TA.)
Nounمُجَنٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a shieldgenerated

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Nounمِجَنٌّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a shield; a woman's ornamentgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe dropped shame and did what he pleased—قَلَبَ مِجَنَّهُ

A shield; because its owner conceals, or protects, himself with it. Also مِجَنَّةٌ and جُنَانٌ and جُنَانَةٌ; plural مَجَانُّ.

Sb held it to be of the measure فِعَلٌّ, from مجن, but his view is opposed by the fact that the word has the form which denotes an instrument, by the doubling of the ن, and by the synonyms جنان and جنانة.

It is said in a tradition that the hand [of a thief] shall not be cut off except for the value of a مِجَنّ, which in the Prophet's time was a deenár, or ten dirhems; this is the lowest amount for which that punishment is inflicted.

[He turned his shield.] Or: he became complete master of his affair, or case.

I became hostile to him after reconciliation—قَلَبْتُ لَهُ ظَهْرَ المِجَنِّ

[I turned towards him the outer side of the shield.]

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Also a woman's ornament, such as is commonly called وِشَاح.

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A shield; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) because the owner conceals, or protects, himself with it; (Mgh, Msb;) as also مِجَنَّةٌ (Lh, K) and جُنَانٌ and جُنَانَةٌ : (K:) pl. مَجَانُّ . (S, Msb.) Sb held it to be of the measure فِعَلٌّ , from مجن ; but his opinion is opposed by the fact that the word is of the form which is significant of an instrument, by the doubling of the ن , and by the syns. جنان and جنانة . (MF, TA.) It is said in a trad., that the hand [of a thief] shall not be cut off save for the value of a مِجَنّ ; which in the time of the Prophet was a deenár, or ten dirhems; for this is the lowest amount for which that punishment is to be inflicted. (Mgh.) You say, قَلَبَ مِجَنَّهُ [He turned his shield], meaning He dropped shame, and did what he pleased: or he became absolute master of his affair, or case. (K, TA.) And قَلَبْتُ لَهُ ظَهْرَ المِجَنِّ [I turned towards him the outer side of the shield], meaning I became hostile to him after reconciliation. (Har p. 265.) Also A [woman's ornament such as is commonly called] وِشَاح (Az, K.)
Nounمَجَنَّةٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a place of concealment; a land abounding with jinngenerated

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A place in which one is veiled, concealed, hidden, covered, or protected; or in which one conceals himself.

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A land having جِنّ in it, or abounding with جِنّ.

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See also جُنُونٌ.

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A place in which one is veiled, concealed, hidden, covered, or protected; or in which one veils, conceals, hides, covers, or protects, himself. (S.) A land having in it جِنّ : (S:) or abounding with جِنّ . (K.) See also جُنُونٌ .
Nounمِجَنَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a shieldgenerated

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Nounمَجْنُونٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — possessed; mad, insane; a tall palm-treegenerated

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[Possessed by جِنِّىّ or by جِنّ, or by a devil, or demon; a demoniac; and hence bereft of reason, or mad, insane, unsound in mind or intellect, or wanting in it; it may generally be rendered possessed, or mad, or insane.]

Ism mafʿūl of جُنَّ; or irregularly used as the ism mafʿūl of أَجَنَّهُ; one should not say مُجَنٌّ. [Plural مَجَانِينُ.]

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferreda tall palm-tree—نَخْلَةٌ مَجْنُونَةٌ

Plural مَجَانِينُ.

a plant, or herbage, that is tangled, or luxuriant, or abundant and dense, in part, and strong—نَبْتٌ مَجْنُونٌ
land producing much herbage that has not been depastured—أَرْضٌ مَجْنُونَةٌ
Qur’ānic occurrences مَجْنُون 2 shown of 11
68:2
مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ

Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.

81:22
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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[Possessed by جِنِّىّ , or by جِنّ , or by a devil, or demon; a demoniac: (see Bd li. 39:) and hence meaning bereft of reason; or mad, insane, unsound in mind or intellect, or wanting therein: (see جُنُونٌ :) it may generally be rendered possessed; or mad, or insane:] part. n. of جُنَّ : (Msb:) or anomalously used as pass. part. n. of أَجَنَّهُ : (S, * K, * TA:) one should not say مُجَنٌّ : (S, TA:) [pl. مَجَانِينُ .] نَخْلَةٌ مَجْنُونَةٌ A tall palm-tree: (S, K, TA:) pl. مَجَانِينُ . (S, TA.) And نَبْتٌ مَجْنُونٌ A plant, or herbage, that is tangled, or luxuriant, or abundant and dense, in part, and strong. (TA.) And أَرْضٌ مَجْنُونَةٌ Land producing much herbage, that has not been depastured. (TA. [See also what next follows.])
Nounأَرْضٌ مَتَجَنِّنَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — land having much herbagegenerated

1figurative · مجاز

Land having much herbage, so that it extends in every direction.

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Land having much herbage, so that it extends in every way. (K, TA.)
Nounمَنْجَنُونٌ1 sense

Core sense — a water-wheel for drawing watergenerated

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This and مَنْجَنِينٌ: see the article منجن.

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and مَنْجَنِينٌ : see art. منجن