English Dictionary: Jin | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jin \Jin\, Jinn \Jinn\, n. See {Jinnee}. [bd]Solomon is said to have had power over the jin.[b8] --Balfour (Cyc. of India). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jinnee \Jin"nee\, n.; pl. {Jinn}. [Ar.] (Arabian & Mohammedan Myth.) A genius or demon; one of the fabled genii, good and evil spirits, supposed to be the children of fire, and to have the power of assuming various forms. [Written also {jin}, {djinnee}, etc.] Note: Jinn is also used as sing., with pl. jinns. |