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djinni

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djin·ni or djin·ny  (jn, j-n)
n.
Variant of jinni.
djinni or djinny
Noun
pl djinn same as jinni
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.djinnidjinni - (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
djinn, djinny, genie, jinnee, jinni
Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism, Islam, Islamism - the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
shaitan, shaytan - (Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray
eblis - (Islam) the principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology
disembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings


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This closing installment is the best yet, as the fates of the djinni Bartimaeus, the magician John Mandrake (true name: Nathaniel), and the commoner Kitty Jones grow ever more tightly entwined.
Jonathan Stroud: Ptolemy's Gate: The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Three by Parravano, Martha V. / The Horn Book Magazine
Yet Nathaniel obsessively continues to send the djinni in search of those who plot rebellion against the British Empire.
Stroud, Jonathan. Ptolemy's Gate by Lisowski, Heather / Kliatt
Carrot-headed creatures and cock-suckers; vaginal openings and malicious doings; empty rooms filled with sunlight, dancing djinni smoke, and tiny mythic beings on pedestals; men, women, bodies dreamt from realms where there is no use for gender: capturing both the surreality and irreality of life in timbres of sunrise and sunset, Clemente is in silent conversation with himself about what it means to give form in paint to the ferocity and tenderness of the imagination.
Francesco Clemente by Hainley, Bruce / Artforum International
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