jinnn.

Brit.

/dʒɪn/, U.S.

/dʒɪn/

Forms: Also 1600s dgen, 1800s ginn, dschin, djin, jin.

Etymology: < Arabic jinn, collective plural, demons, spirits, angels; singular jinnī (see jinni n.).

In Muslim demonology, an order of spirits lower than the angels, said to have the power of appearing in human and animal forms, and to exercise supernatural influence over men. More commonly used as a singular to denote one of this class.

a. (as singular).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > of Muhammadan demonology

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genie1706

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jinni1838

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1684 tr. J. B. Tavernier Trav. II. 67 Some Dgen or evil spirit.

1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VI xlviii. 25 Giaours, and Ginns, and Gouls in hosts.

1838 Torrens Arab. Nts. I. 16 Tale of the Merchant and the Jin [1841 Lane I. 44 Story of the Merchant and the Jinnee].

1843 T. Hood Drop of Gin in Punch 18 Nov. 223/2 Ghost and vampyre, demon and Jin!

1859 P. Beaton Jews in East I. ix. 317 The Dschins grew weary or refractory.

b. (as plural).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > of Muhammadan demonology > collectively

jann1777

jinn1838

1838 E. W. Lane in tr. Thousand & One Nights (1839) I. i. Notes 30 The species of Jinn is said to have been created some thousands of years before Adam.

1884 J. Payne tr. Tales from Arabic I. 272 Arise, let us depart this place, for it is full of Jinn and Marids.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	jinn
释义	jinnn. Brit. /dʒɪn/, U.S. /dʒɪn/ Forms: Also 1600s dgen, 1800s ginn, dschin, djin, jin. Etymology: < Arabic jinn, collective plural, demons, spirits, angels; singular jinnī (see jinni n.). In Muslim demonology, an order of spirits lower than the angels, said to have the power of appearing in human and animal forms, and to exercise supernatural influence over men. More commonly used as a singular to denote one of this class. a. (as singular). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > of Muhammadan demonology jinn1684 genie1706 afrita1712 jinni1838 marid1839 1684 tr. J. B. Tavernier Trav. II. 67 Some Dgen or evil spirit. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VI xlviii. 25 Giaours, and Ginns, and Gouls in hosts. 1838 Torrens Arab. Nts. I. 16 Tale of the Merchant and the Jin [1841 Lane I. 44 Story of the Merchant and the Jinnee]. 1843 T. Hood Drop of Gin in Punch 18 Nov. 223/2 Ghost and vampyre, demon and Jin! 1859 P. Beaton Jews in East I. ix. 317 The Dschins grew weary or refractory. b. (as plural). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > of Muhammadan demonology > collectively jann1777 jinn1838 1838 E. W. Lane in tr. Thousand & One Nights (1839) I. i. Notes 30 The species of Jinn is said to have been created some thousands of years before Adam. 1884 J. Payne tr. Tales from Arabic I. 272 Arise, let us depart this place, for it is full of Jinn and Marids. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1684
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