djin

American  

[jin] / dʒɪn /

Also djinn;

noun

Islam.

plural

djins,

plural

djin

1. jinn.

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Example Sentences

This thought kept my mind on the alert during the panting journey we have been making, the djin and myself, one dragging the other, under the merciless downpour.

From Madame Chrysantheme by Loti, Pierre

The djin, however, was not thus to be propitiated, and the gold of the Pharaohs was never found.

From The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology by Weigall, Arthur E. P. B.

My djin had fastened up his little cart under a tree, and together we clambered the steep path on the slippery red soil.

From Madame Chrysantheme by Loti, Pierre

In plainer English, the man had blown up the rocks with dynamite, and had attempted to further his efforts by sacrificing a lamb to the djin who guarded the treasure.

From The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology by Weigall, Arthur E. P. B.

Not having the honor of being acquainted with any of them in particular, I choose at haphazard the djin with the umbrella and get into his little cart, of which he carefully lowers the hood.

From Madame Chrysantheme by Loti, Pierre