jinn

[ jin ]

/ dʒɪn /

noun, plural jinns, (especially collectively) jinn.Islamic Mythology.

any of a class of spirits, lower than the angels, capable of appearing in human and animal forms and influencing humankind for either good or evil.

Also jin·ni

[jin-ee], /ˈdʒɪn i/, jin, djin, djinn, djin·ni .

Origin of jinn

1675–85; plural of Arabic jinnī demon

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH jinn

gin, jinn

Words nearby jinn

Jinjiang, Jinju, jink, jinker, jinks, jinn, Jinnah, jinne, jinni, jinrikisha, jinx

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Example sentences from the Web for jinn

Will University of Tehran political science students be obliged to game out strategies against a jinn?
Iran Cleric: Jews Use Sorcery to Spy|IranWire|July 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Arabians say that Jinn and Afrits live in the desert away from the caravans.
1492|Mary Johnston
It is true that Ibls was disobedient, but then he belonged not to the angelic order but to that of the jinn.
The Faith of Islam|Edward Sell
The most common forms and habitations or places of resort of the Jinn must now be described.
Arabian Society In The Middle Ages|Edward William Lane

As the bath is a resort of the Jinn, prayer should not be performed in it, nor the Ḳur-n recited.
Arabian Society In The Middle Ages|Edward William Lane
Tents are pitched, the horses are tethered, and lovely girls dance before the heroes and the Jinn who are in their train.
The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. II (of 2)|W. Crooke

British Dictionary definitions for jinn

jinn

/ (dʒɪn) /

noun

(often functioning as singular) the plural of jinni

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单词	jinn
释义	jinn [ jin ] / dʒɪn / noun, plural jinns, (especially collectively) jinn.Islamic Mythology. any of a class of spirits, lower than the angels, capable of appearing in human and animal forms and influencing humankind for either good or evil. Also jin·ni [jin-ee], /ˈdʒɪn i/, jin, djin, djinn, djin·ni . Origin of jinn 1675–85; plural of Arabic jinnī demon WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH jinn gin, jinn Words nearby jinn Jinjiang, Jinju, jink, jinker, jinks, jinn, Jinnah, jinne, jinni, jinrikisha, jinx Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jinn Will University of Tehran political science students be obliged to game out strategies against a jinn? Iran Cleric: Jews Use Sorcery to Spy\|IranWire\|July 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The Arabians say that Jinn and Afrits live in the desert away from the caravans. 1492\|Mary Johnston It is true that Ibls was disobedient, but then he belonged not to the angelic order but to that of the jinn. The Faith of Islam\|Edward Sell The most common forms and habitations or places of resort of the Jinn must now be described. Arabian Society In The Middle Ages\|Edward William Lane As the bath is a resort of the Jinn, prayer should not be performed in it, nor the Ḳur-n recited. Arabian Society In The Middle Ages\|Edward William Lane Tents are pitched, the horses are tethered, and lovely girls dance before the heroes and the Jinn who are in their train. The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. II (of 2)\|W. Crooke British Dictionary definitions for jinn jinn / (dʒɪn) / noun (often functioning as singular) the plural of jinni Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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