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# jinni

noun (a jinni, jinn; also djinn, genie)

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

## Everyday

1. In Arabic and Muslim tradition, a spirit made of fire, invisible to people, which can be good or bad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jinni/#m1)
2. (stories) A magic spirit, often living in a lamp or bottle, who can grant wishes; usually called a genie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jinni/#m2)

### In the lessons

Met in the Arabian Nights (Aladdin) and in Kipling's Just So Stories: in «How the Camel Got His Hump» the Djinn in charge of All Deserts gives the lazy Camel his hump. Muslims believe jinn are real beings created by God; in stories they are magical characters.

### Examples

- The jinni came out of the bottle in a puff of smoke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jinni/#x1)
- The Djinn gave the Camel a hump for being lazy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jinni/#x2)
- In the story the jinni granted three wishes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jinni/#x3)
- Aladdin's genie lived in a lamp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jinni/#x4)
- Muslims believe that God created the jinn from fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jinni/#x5)
- The fisherman was scared of the angry jinni. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jinni/#x6)

### Note

Spellings vary: jinni, jinnee, djinni, djinn, genie. «Jinn» is often the plural. «Genie» is the usual word in English stories. Pronounced JIN-ee.

## On Mova

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