gnn / Semitic roots
Examples of words with the root gnn: jinni, Magen David.
gnn
West Semitic, to cover, surround.
1. Magen David, from Hebrew māgēn dāwīd, shield of David, from māgēn (< *maginn), shield, from gānan, to cover, defend.
2. jinni, from Arabic jinnī, demonic, demon, from jinn, demons (< "invisible beings"), from janna, to cover, hide, conceal.
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