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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Breaking briefly from his verse, he said, “You see now, the jinni is coming out.”

From National Geographic

However most jinni like to be alone in the old places.

From National Geographic

There have been times when I would have to kill six goats to get a jinni to sign a contract to leave a house.

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“Well a jinni, or a very clever cat.”

From National Geographic

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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