Jinni

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of jinn. alt-of, alternative

    "[W]hen the Jinni narrated to the Jinniyah how the King had caused the wedding contract to be drawn up between the hunchbacked groom and the lovely young lady who was heart-broken for sorrow; and how she was the fairest of created things and even more beautiful than this youth, the Jinniyah cried at him "Thou liest! this youth is handsomer than any one of his day.""

  2. 2
    (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 wordnet

Etymology

From Arabic جِنِّيّ (jinniyy)

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