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djinn

var. of JINNEE.

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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, ↑jinni, ↑jinnee, ↑djinni, ↑djinny

• Topics: ↑Islam, ↑Islamism, ↑Mohammedanism, ↑Muhammadanism, ↑Muslimism

• Hypernyms: ↑spirit, ↑disembodied spirit

• Hyponyms: ↑shaitan, ↑shaytan, ↑eblis

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or djinni also djin

variant of jinni

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djin or djinn «jihn», noun.

= jinn: (Cf. ↑jinn) »

Her interests lie in djinns and prophets, cults and ceremonies (Observer).

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[jin]

n. variant spelling of jinn

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/ˈʤın/ variant spelling of ↑jinni

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djinn f47 [djinn djinns] [dʒɪn] [dʒɪn] noun

(in Arabian stories) a spirit with magic powers

Syn: ↑genie

Useful english dictionary. 2012.