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Jinni, Jinnee  n.  (pl. jinn)  (Written also djinnee, genie, etc)  (Arabian & Muslim Myth.) A genius or demon; one of the fabled genii, good and evil spirits, supposed to be the children of fire, and to have the power of assuming various forms.
Synonyms: jinn; jin; djinn. Note: Jinn is also used as sing., with pl. jinns.






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"Jinni" Quotes from Famous Books



... a Night.' 'Antar' is the epic of success crowning human valor; the tales in the 'Arabian Nights,' at their best, are the fond fancies of the fatalist whose best endeavor is at the mercy of every capricious Jinni. ...
— Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 2 • Charles Dudley Warner

... Shahrazad? Who does not sympathise with the Trader who killed the invisible son of the jinni? Who has not dreamt of the poor fisherman and the pot that was covered with the seal of King Solomon? The story of Duban, who cured King Yunon of leprosy and was sent home on the royal steed reads like a verse out of Esther, [439] ...
— The Life of Sir Richard Burton • Thomas Wright



Words linked to "Jinni" :   disembodied spirit, djinny, shaitan, djinn, djinni, shaytan, Muslimism, spirit



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