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单词 jinni
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jinnin.

Brit. /ˈdʒɪni/, /dʒᵻˈniː/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪni/, /dʒəˈni/
Forms: Also jinnee; feminine jiˈnneeyeh.
Etymology: < Arabic jinnī, feminine jinnīyeh , demon or spirit. A more frequent spelling in English is genie : see genie n. 3a.
The singular of jinn n.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > of Muhammadan demonology
jinn1684
genie1706
afrita1712
jinni1838
marid1839
1713 tr. Arab. Nts. I. 14 It was one of those malignant Genies, that are Mortal Enemies to Mankind.]
1838 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights (1839) I. Introd. 8 It was a Jinnee, of gigantic stature, broad-fronted and bulky, bearing on his head a chest.
1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. 54 As soon as my wife awoke, she shook herself, and became transformed into a Jinneeyeh.
1885 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. I. 27 O Jinni, thou Crown of the Kings of the Jann!
1900 ‘F. Anstey’ Brass Bottle iv. 43 Seeing that, though a Jinneeyeh, she was of the believing Jinn.
1900 Westm. Gaz. 6 Nov. 2/2 The Jinnee turns his rooms into an Arabian Palace.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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