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jinnee
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun jinnee has 1 sense
- jinnee(n = noun.person) djinn, djinni, djinny, genie, jinni - (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; Array has particulars: shaitan, shaytan, eblis
is a kind of disembodied spirit, spirit
CIDE DICTIONARY
jinnee, n. [Ar.].
A genius or demon; one of the fabled genii, good and evil spirits, supposed to be the children of fire, and to have the power of assuming various forms. [1913 Webster]
" Jinn is also used as sing. , with pl. jinns (. "
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
jinnee, n. (also jinn, djinn) (pl. jinn or djinn) (in Muslim mythology) an intelligent being lower than the angels, able to appear in human and animal forms, and having power over people.
Etymology
Arab. jinni, pl. jinn: cf. GENIE
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