NOUN
- (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
How To Use jinni In A Sentence
- What you also need to know is that "djinni" means a single demon, and "djinn" is the plural, ie demons. Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph
- Mine fastened me in a coffle with other beings: a Sphinx of that city that had committed murder, two Djinni, and a snake-headed woman. PodCastle » PodCastle 87: Narrative of a Beast’s Life
- In Islam-associated mythology, the jinn were said to be controllable by magically binding them to objects, as Suleiman Solomon most famously did; the Spirit of the Lamp in the story of Aladdin was such a jinni, bound to an oil lamp. I dream of Jeannie
- He was one of the djinni and rebelled against his Lord's command. THE MOAT AROUND MURCHESON'S EYE
- Uh-huh, I recalled at the back of my mind, "djinni" is singular, "djinn" plural. Operation Luna
- The record industry seems to think they can legislate the jinni back into the bottle, rather than adapting to new realities. Internet Radio
- Regional approach by governments deemed essentialThe U. N.'s Djinnit said only a coordinated, regional approach can prevent al-Qaida from expanding to countries such as Burkina Faso and linking up with what he calls "extremist elements" in northern Nigeria. African Al-Qaida Group Targeting Foreign Companies to Build Popular Support
- Hereupon the King let unbind the youth and sent him to jail; then he said to Abu Niyyah, "Wouldst thou go at once to my daughter and unspell her from the Jinni? Arabian nights. English
- The sudden upfling of Jinnie's head cut off his words. Rose O'Paradise
- I — about the Prince and the Princess whose beauty set the fairy and the jinni disputing. The Life of Sir Richard Burton