English noun: jinni | |||
1. | jinni (person) (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 | ||
Synonyms | djinn, djinni, djinny, genie, jinnee | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disembodied spirit, spirit | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | eblis, shaitan, shaytan | ||
Domain category | Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism | ||