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单词 jinnee
释义 jinnee|dʒɪˈniː|
Also fem. jiˈnneeyeh.
[a. Arab. jinnī, fem. jinnīyeh, demon or spirit. A more frequent spelling in English is genie: see genie 1 b.]
The sing. of prec.
[1713tr. Arab. Nts. I. 14 It was one of those malignant Genies, that are Mortal Enemies to Mankind.]1841Lane Arab. Nts. I. Introd. 8 It was a Jinnee of gigantic stature, broad-fronted and bulky, bearing on his head a chest.Ibid. 54 As soon as my wife awoke, she shook herself, and became transformed into a Jinneeyeh.1885Burton Arab. Nts. I. 27 O Jinni, thou Crown of the Kings of the Jann!1900F. Anstey Brass Bottle iv. 43 Seeing that, though a Jinneeyeh, she was of the believing Jinn.1900Westm. Gaz. 6 Nov. 2/2 The Jinnee turns his rooms into an Arabian Palace.
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