Synonyms for jinni


Grammar : Noun
Spell : jin
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɪn


Définition of jinni

Origin :
  • 1680s, djen, from Arabic jinn, collective plural, "demons, spirits, angels." The proper singular is jinni. Cf. genie.
  • As in genie : noun mythical being
Example sentences :
  • Who does not sympathise with the Trader who killed the invisible son of the jinni?
  • Extract from : « The Life of Sir Richard Burton » by Thomas Wright
  • A round rock was shown us on which the chief magician sits to exorcise the jinni of the lakes, and around him the people dance.
  • Extract from : « Southern Arabia » by Theodore Bent
  • In the case of the jinni of Arabia the connection 54 with trees is more clearly demonstrable.
  • Extract from : « The Sacred Tree » by J. H. Philpot
  • Mr. Theodore Bent found the same superstitious dread of the jinni both in the Hadramaut and in Dhofar.
  • Extract from : « The Sacred Tree » by J. H. Philpot
  • If you take a jinni or a swan-maiden you can go from Cairo to Bokhara in less time than our best expresses could cover a mile.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Sir Richard Burton » by Thomas Wright
  • The building is the abode of jinni, and no one who goes in is ever able to come out by the same door.
  • Extract from : « Southern Arabia » by Theodore Bent
  • De Launay had taken on some of the attributes of a guardian angel, a jinni who alone could guide her to the goal she sought.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

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