jinnee : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: jinnee	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jinnee n (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 Synonym(s): genie, jinni, jinnee, djinni, djinny, djinn
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.