djin

American  

[jin] / dʒɪn /

Also djinn;

noun

Islam.

plural

djins,

plural

djin

1. jinn.

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Example Sentences

The differences between the Western fairy and the Eastern peri, dive, djin, or whatever one chooses to call her, him, or it, though not at all easy to define, are exceedingly easy to feel.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by Saintsbury, George

If in the raw morning hours a donkey brays, the men are very much perturbed, for they know that the poor beast has seen a djin.

From Morocco by Forrest, A. S. (Archibald Stevenson)

Not having the honor of being acquainted with any of them in particular, I choose at haphazard the djin with the umbrella and get into his little cart, of which he carefully lowers the hood.

From Madame Chrysantheme by Loti, Pierre

Had he been a sprite, or a djin, he couldn’t have popped up with more startling rapidity.

From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Stables, Gordon

If he was not a djin, he was just as ugly.

From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Stables, Gordon