jinn
[ jin ]
/ dʒɪn /
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noun, plural jinns, (especially collectively) jinn.Islamic Mythology.
any of a class of spirits, lower than the angels, capable of appearing in human and animal forms and influencing humankind for either good or evil.
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Origin of jinn
1675–85; plural of Arabic jinnī demon
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