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Noun: djinn  jin
  1. (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
    "In the story, the djinn granted three wishes to the one who freed it from the lamp";
    - genie, jinni, jinnee, djinni, djinny

Sounds like: jinn

Derived forms: djinns

Type of: disembodied spirit, spirit

Encyclopedia: Djinn