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- noun Alternative spelling of
djinn .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (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
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Examples
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The long-suffering djinni is growing weak and vulnerable from too much time in this world, and his patience is nearing its end.
Ptolemy's Gate: Summary and book reviews of Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud. 2005
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Uh-huh, I recalled at the back of my mind, "djinni" is singular, "djinn" plural.
Operation Luna Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1999
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What you also need to know is that "djinni" means a single demon, and "djinn" is the plural, ie demons.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Though actually "djinni" is a more authentic, Arabic way of saying "genie".
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Today a djinni would have to operate with contracts, agents and lawyers, because nobody is going to fall for the old “run your mouth, be careful what you wish for” line.
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JC, I figure Lester played a lot of AD&D growing up, and the poor djinni just spent too much time in the bottle.
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The second ring was platinum and protected against djinni and evil spirits.
Born to Bark Stanley Coren 2010
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Undoubtedly, I reflect, this is the right djinni for the job.
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Along with the mysteries there are also plenty of adventures that Magpie encounters: awaking an ancient djinni that must help save the world, having vampire-like creatures sent after her to distract her from her goal, and even having close encounters with the humans known as “mannies”.
Archive 2009-02-01 Robert 2009
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Writing with your personal creative djinni « The Retort
Writing with your personal creative djinni « The Retort 2009
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February 26, 2007