JINNI: 1: a spirit that according to Muslim demonology inhabits the earth, assumes various forms, and exercises supernatural power 2: genie
Is it "jinni" or "jinn"? "Djinni" or "djinn"? Adopted from an Arabic word usually represented in our alphabet as jinni, today's word is nonetheless spelled a variety of ways in English. All of those variant spellings are used to describe a supernatural spirit from Arabic mythology that is made of fire or air and that can assume human or animal form. Mythology holds that jinn (that's the plural of "jinni") love to punish humans for any harm done to them and that they are the cause of many accidents and diseases.
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