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