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	jinn
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 jinn noun variants or jinns also djinn or djinns plural of jinni as in genies Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance genies angels spirits daimones genii genii daimons familiars wraiths phantoms specters shadows poltergeists apparitions phantasms materializations visions ghosts spooks shaitans sprites spectres lemures visitants doppelgängers incubi succubi shades doppelgangers bogeys demons familiar spirits haunts hants vampires doubles fantasms manes geniuses bogies fetches zombies lamias imps ghouls devils lamiae daemons incubuses cacodemons fiends
随便看	loir Loire loires loirs lois-per loiseleuriae loiseleurias loiter loiter away loiter out loitered loiterer loiterers loitering loiteringly loiterings loiters loja bark lokao loke lokelani lokes Loki lokies lokis

jinni

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