No. 77 in Urdu
جن
"Jinn" - A supernatural being or spirit in Islamic and Arabian mythology, often capable of influencing humans.
In a sentence
یہ وہ کتاب ہے جن کے بارے میں میں نے بات کی تھی۔
This is the book which I mentioned.
Here, 'جن' is used as a relative pronoun to connect the clause to its antecedent 'کتاب' (book).
کچھ لوگ کہتے ہیں کہ جن انسانوں کے ساتھ بھی بات کر سکتے ہیں۔
Some people say that spirits can also talk to humans.
In this sentence, 'جن' refers to supernatural beings, commonly known as spirits or genies in English.
وہ وہی عمارت ہے جن کے اطراف بچے کھیل رہے تھے۔
That is the same building around which children were playing.
'جن' is employed as a relative pronoun to link the clauses, referring to 'عمارت' (building).
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