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# djinn

noun (a djinn, djinns or djinn); also spelt jinn, jinni, genie

«djinn» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In Arab and Muslim stories and beliefs, a spirit made of smokeless fire that can be good or bad and can sometimes take the shape of people or animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/djinn/#m1)
2. A genie, like the magic spirit in a lamp in the story of Aladdin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/djinn/#m2)
3. In the Just So Story «How the Camel Got His Hump», the Djinn in charge of All Deserts gives the lazy Camel a hump because he only says «Humph!» and will not work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/djinn/#m3)

### In the lessons

Muslims believe that jinn are real beings created by God, mentioned in the Qur'an; in story books they are magic spirits who grant wishes or play tricks. In the Just So Stories the Djinn is a wise, powerful spirit who teaches the Camel a lesson about laziness: the Camel must now carry his own food in his hump so he can work three days without eating.

### Examples

- The Djinn rolled across the desert in a cloud of dust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/djinn/#x1)
- «Humph!» said the Camel, and the Djinn made his back puff up into a hump. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/djinn/#x2)
- In the old tale, a djinn came out of the bottle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/djinn/#x3)
- The Djinn in charge of All Deserts was riding on a whirlwind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/djinn/#x4)
- Aladdin's genie is a kind of djinn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/djinn/#x5)
- Some people tell stories of djinn who live in empty places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/djinn/#x6)
- The Djinn said, «You've had three days off; now work.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/djinn/#x7)

### Note

Sounds like «jin»; the d is silent. Plural can be djinns or djinn. Genie is the English form of the same word. Speak of Muslim beliefs respectfully: «Muslims believe in jinn».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «djinn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/djinn/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«djinn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/djinn.html) on Mova free.