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jinni
 
SYLLABICATION:jin·ni
PRONUNCIATION:  jn, j-n
VARIANT FORMS: or jin·nee also djin·ni or djin·ny
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. jinn also djinn (  jn)
In Muslim legend, a spirit often capable of assuming human or animal form and exercising supernatural influence over people.
ETYMOLOGY:Arabic jinn, demonic, demon, from jinn, demons, from janna, to cover, conceal. See gnn in Appendix II.
 
 
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