Jinni, Jinnee n. (pl. jinn) (Written also djinnee, genie, etc) (Arabian & Muslim Myth.) A genius or demon; one of the fabled genii, good and evil spirits, supposed to be the children of fire, and to have the power of assuming various forms.
Synonyms:jinn; jin; djinn. Note: Jinn is also used as sing., with pl. jinns.
...jinnee lee— Noctivagous lepers in the gloom— Unhollowed regions wrapped in light Where groans are drowned by revels coarse, (Seen by a gump throughout the year Above the strife where horrors soom) Lurk crafty gnomes who with the night Rant ... — Betelguese - A Trip Through Hell • Jean Louis de Esque
... to be exactly like the smoking-room of every other London Club. That is to say, members lounged about in deep chairs, and talked shop, or scandal—or slumbered. At any moment you might touch a convenient bell, and a waiter would appear at your elbow, like a jinnee from a jar, and accept an order with silent deference. You could do this all day, and the jinnee never ... — All In It K(1) Carries On - A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand • John Hay Beith (AKA: Ian Hay)
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