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djin

  [jin]
–noun, plural djins, (especially collectively) djin. Islam.
jinn.
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Also, djinn, djin⋅ni  [jin-ee] .

jinn

  [jin]
–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  [ji-nee, jin-ee] , djin, djinn, djinni, jin.

Origin:
1675–85; pl. of Ar jinnī demon
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jin·ni or jin·nee also djin·ni or djin·ny   (jĭn'ē, jĭ-nē')   
n.   pl. jinn also djinn (jĭn)
In Muslim legend, a spirit often capable of assuming human or animal form and exercising supernatural influence over people.

[Arabic jinnī, demonic, demon, from jinn, demons, from janna, to cover, conceal; see gnn in Semitic roots.]
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