jinni
jinnee, djinni or djinny
/ (dʒɪˈniː, ˈdʒɪnɪ) /
a being or spirit in Muslim belief who could assume human or animal form and influence man by supernatural powers
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How to use jinni in a sentence
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.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton | Thomas WrightIt was a keen-eared young Lur who first heard afar the pant of the mysterious jinni.
The Best Short Stories of 1917 | VariousThe building is the abode of jinni, and no one who goes in is ever able to come out by the same door.
Southern Arabia | Theodore BentWho does not sympathise with the Trader who killed the invisible son of the jinni?
The Life of Sir Richard Burton | Thomas WrightOld Sheikh Sehel and his men stuck to it that they had constantly seen jinni, and their belief in them seems deeply rooted.
Southern Arabia | Theodore Bent
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