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jinn

noun
/d͡ʒɪn/

Etymology

Derived from Arabic جِنّ (jinn, collective noun) (singular جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)).

  1. derived from جِنّ

Definitions

  1. A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often…

    A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature, film etc.

    • Even the sad jinn within the graven image slept[.]
    • There not only jewels but also dangerous jinn abide: the inconvenient or resisted psychological powers that we have not thought or dared to integrate into our lives.
    • Surah 18:50: 'And We told the Angels "prostrate yourselves before Adam". So they all prostrated themselves, except Iblees who was one of the jinn.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA