Jinn

//d͡ʒɪn// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature, film etc.

    "Even the sad jinn within the graven image slept[.]"

  2. 2
    Such beings collectively.

    "There not only jewels but also dangerous jinn abide: the inconvenient or resisted psychological powers that we have not thought or dared to integrate into our lives."

Etymology

Derived from Arabic جِنّ (jinn, collective noun) (singular جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)).

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