jinni
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- noun
- /ˈdʒɪni/
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genio
- In Arabian folklore, a jinni is often depicted as having the ability to grant wishes to those who summon them.
Islam says there are spirits on earth with us, not ghosts of dead people, but spirits called jinn in Arabic.
- Islam says there are spirits on earth with us, not ghosts of dead people, but spirits called jinn in Arabic.
Examples
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In the midst of ruins and devastation, she tells us that Palestinian women threw off the veil and managed to come out of the bottle, just like the jinni in the 1001 Nights, after years of imprisonment (Tuqan 138).
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In Arabia in those days, however, visitations by angels and other spirits (jinn, the plural of jinni) were quite common.
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Poets were said to get their inspiration from their personal jinni.
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You'd get easier time finding a jinni.
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The fortunate few cross Allah's Frying Pot, then must pray they do not bear witness to the jinni of the West.
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Islam says there are spirits on earth with us, not ghosts of dead people, but spirits called jinn in Arabic.
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The Arabs have jinni's.
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Among Muslim Arab peoples, al-junin (being possessed by the jinni or spirit) is comparable to the Northern notion of mental illness and may be conveyed in everyday life (Al-Issa, 2000).
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The tale described how the jinni emerged from the lamp and transformed the young man's life forever.
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According to the Quran, a jinni is a spirit created from smokeless fire, distinct from angels and humans.
Synonyms
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A spirit in stories that appears from a lamp and makes wishes come true
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An invisible spirit in Muslim belief that can appear as people or animals and affect humans
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A spirit from Arabic and Muslim stories that can have magical powers
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A spirit in Islamic stories that is invisible and can appear as a human or animal
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A spirit from Arabic stories that can appear and disappear
An invisible spirit people believe can appear as a person or animal and cause strange events
An invisible spirit from Islamic stories that sometimes affects people
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jinni comes from the Arabic word jinn, which means 'hidden' or 'to hide'. Think of a jinni as a 'hidden' spirit that can appear in human or animal form and affect people, and you may know the same idea as a genie from stories like Aladdin.