djin

[ jin ]

/ dʒɪn /

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noun, plural djins, (especially collectively) djin.Islam.

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Also djinn; djin·ni

[jin-ee]. /ˈdʒɪn i/.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH djin

djin , gin

How to use djin in a sentence

The parent has to play the part of Aladdin's djinn; and many a parent has sunk beneath the burden of this service.
A Treatise on Parents and Children|George Bernard Shaw
Once upon a time a German got hold of Aladdin's lamp, and he summoned the Djinn attendant on the lamp.
Home Life in Germany|Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
The djinn was in for a lifer, and was immortal; so thought Challis to himself.
It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan
The djinn had been at once a triumph and a sad mistake of nature.
The Giants From Outer Space|Geoff St. Reynard

Anyway, there sure as hell weren't any djinn on Earth today.
The Giants From Outer Space|Geoff St. Reynard