jinni

British

/ dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ /

noun

a being or spirit in Muslim belief who could assume human or animal form and influence man by supernatural powers

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Etymology

Origin of jinni

C17: from Arabic

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I was upstairs in one home and the jinni took away the stairs so I could not find my way out.

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I kept reading my verses until the jinni started crying and apologizing.

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If you can get a jinni to sign a contract, they will never break it.

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Since that moment, many people have come to me for help with jinni.

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Like a jinni of air come to bring us all to our knees.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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