djin
noun
jinn.
djins
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pluralof djin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"It is a palace of the djins, howadji."
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 by Various
The Egyptian, indeed, lives in a world much influenced by magic and thickly populated by spirits, demons, and djins.
From The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology by Arthur E. P. B. Weigall
We have spent the day,—Yves, Chrysanthème, Oyouki and myself,—wandering through dark and dusty nooks, dragged hither and thither by four quick-footed djins, in search of antiquities in the bric-à-brac shops.
From Madame Chrysantheme by Pierre Loti
During this whole day we—Yves, Chrysantheme, Oyouki and myself—have spent the time wandering through dark and dusty nooks, dragged hither and thither by four quick-footed djins, in search of antiquities in the bric- a-brac shops.
From Madame Chrysantheme — Volume 3 by Pierre Loti
Educated men holding Government appointments, and dressing in the smartest European manner, will describe their miraculous adventures and their meetings with djins.
From The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology by Arthur E. P. B. Weigall
