jinni

noun

jin·ni ˈjē-nē How to pronounce jinni (audio)

ˈji-

jə-ˈnē

variants or jinn

ˈjin

or less commonly djinni

ˈjē-nē

ˈji-

jə-ˈnē

or djinn

ˈjin

plural jinn or jinns also djinn or djinns

: one of a class of spirits that according to Muslim demonology inhabit the earth, assume various forms, and exercise supernatural power

: genie sense 2

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Is that jinni or jinn? Djinni or djinn? Adopted from an Arabic word for demon (usually represented in our alphabet as jinnī), this word is spelled a variety of ways in English-including genie, a spelling that comes from the same Arabic word but by way of French. All of those variant spellings are used to describe a supernatural spirit from Arabic mythology that is made of fire or air and can assume human or animal form. Mythology holds that jinn (that's the plural of jinni) love to punish humans for any harm done to them and that they are the cause of many accidents and diseases.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The jinni has kept the woman locked in a glass chest, deep in the sea, but that hasn’t stopped her from sleeping with ninety-eight other men.

Yasmine Al-sayyad, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022 Traditionally, jinn aren't seen as good or evil, and that moral ambiguity carries over to the series.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 June 2019 Next to me was Said Suleiman Mohammed, herbalist and jinni hunter.

Justin Fornal, National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2016 Although they are believed to exist in an endless variety of manifestations, negative and positive, jinn are most commonly thought to invade the homes and bodies of humans to cause distress.

Justin Fornal, National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2016

单词	jinni
释义	jinni noun jin·ni ˈjē-nē ˈji- jə-ˈnē variants or jinn ˈjin or less commonly djinni ˈjē-nē ˈji- jə-ˈnē or djinn ˈjin plural jinn or jinns also djinn or djinns 1 : one of a class of spirits that according to Muslim demonology inhabit the earth, assume various forms, and exercise supernatural power 2 : genie sense 2 Did you know? Is that jinni or jinn? Djinni or djinn? Adopted from an Arabic word for demon (usually represented in our alphabet as jinnī), this word is spelled a variety of ways in English-including genie, a spelling that comes from the same Arabic word but by way of French. All of those variant spellings are used to describe a supernatural spirit from Arabic mythology that is made of fire or air and can assume human or animal form. Mythology holds that jinn (that's the plural of jinni) love to punish humans for any harm done to them and that they are the cause of many accidents and diseases. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The jinni has kept the woman locked in a glass chest, deep in the sea, but that hasn’t stopped her from sleeping with ninety-eight other men. Yasmine Al-sayyad, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022 Traditionally, jinn aren't seen as good or evil, and that moral ambiguity carries over to the series. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 June 2019 Next to me was Said Suleiman Mohammed, herbalist and jinni hunter. Justin Fornal, National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2016 Although they are believed to exist in an endless variety of manifestations, negative and positive, jinn are most commonly thought to invade the homes and bodies of humans to cause distress. Justin Fornal, National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2016 Word History Etymology Arabic jinnī demon First Known Use 1684, in the meaning defined at sense 1 jinni noun variants or jinn also djinni or djinn as in genie Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance genie shaitan angel daimon wraith phantom familiar poltergeist materialization specter spirit phantasm apparition sprite double familiar spirit ghost genius lamia bogey hant doppelgänger visitant succubus fantasm lemures fetch spook vampire vision haunt bogy shade incubus spectre doppelganger demon shadow manes bogie zombie imp zombi ghoul daemon devil cacodemon fiend
随便看	escapeway escaping escapingly escapism escapisms escapist escapists escapologies escapologist escapologists escapology escarbuncle escargot escargotiere escargots escarmouche escarmouches escarole escaroles escarp escarped escarping escarpment escarpments escarps

jinni

noun

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