Jinni Definition

jinē, jinē
djinn, jinn
noun
In the Koran and Muslim tradition, a spirit often capable of assuming human or animal form and exercising supernatural influence over people.
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Jinn.

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Noun

Singular:
jinni
Plural:
jinnis

Origin of Jinni

  • Arabic jinnī demonic, demon from jinn demons from janna to cover, conceal gnn in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Jinni Sentence Examples

  • In the fourth century of Islam the two schools of Kufa and Basra declined in importance before the increasing power of Bagdad, where Ibn Qutaiba, Ibn Jinni (941-1002) and others carried on the work, but without the former rivalry of the older schools.

  • They often bear animal names, and it is dangerous to call a cat or dog without pointing at the animal, for a Jinni of the same name may be present and may take advantage of the invocation.

  • A Jinni had carried her off, and her husband had to seek her at the court of the Jan.

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