jinnee
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jinni, jinnee, djinni or djinny (dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ, dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ, dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ, dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl jinn, djinn | |
| a being or spirit in Muslim belief who could assume human or animal form and influence man by supernatural powers | |
| [C17: from Arabic] | |
| jinnee, jinnee, djinni or djinny (dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ, dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ, dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ, dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ, dʒɪn) | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Arabic] | |
| djinni, jinnee, djinni or djinny (dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ, dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ, dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ, dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ, dʒɪn, dʒɪn) | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Arabic] | |
| djinny, jinnee, djinni or djinny (dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ, dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ, dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ, dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ, dʒɪn, dʒɪn, dʒɪn) | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Arabic] | |
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| jinnee | |
noun | |
| (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals [syn: genie] |
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