jinni

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/ˈdʒɪni/

A form of jinn — A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature, film etc.

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OriginArabic جِنِّيّ →
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Meanings

nounjinni (plural jinnis or jinn)

plural jinnis · plural jinn

  1. alternativeAlternative form of jinn.
    1 more example

    [W]hen the Jinni narrated to the Jinniyah how the King had caused the wedding contract to be drawn up between the hunchbacked groom and the lovely young lady who was heart-broken for sorrow; and how she was the fairest of created things and even more beautiful than this youth, the Jinniyah cried at him "Thou liest! this youth is handsomer than any one of his day."

    1885, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, “[The Tale of the Three Apples.] Tale of Núr al-Dín Alí & his Son Badr al-Dín Hasan. [Night 22.]”, in A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar edition, volume I, [London]: […] Burton Club […], →OCLC, pages 213–214

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

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geniejinneedjinnidjinnydjinn
Broader
spiritdisembodied spirit
Also see
geniejinn

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicجِنِّيّ
  2. Englishjinni

From Arabic جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)

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Rhymes & wordplay

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