jinni
(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 • Syn: genie, jinnee, djinni, djinny, djinn • Topics: Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism • Hypernyms: spirit, disembodied spirit • Hyponyms: shaitan, shaytan, eblis
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