Jinn

Quick meaning: Jinn is a noun meaning (Arabic culture) A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature, film etc.

Meaning

(Arabic culture) A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature, film etc.

Example Sentences

Even the sad jinn within the graven image slept[.]

Surah 18:50: 'And We told the Angels "prostrate yourselves before Adam". So they all prostrated themselves, except Iblees who was one of the jinn.

There not only jewels but also dangerous jinn abide: the inconvenient or resisted psychological powers that we have not thought or dared to integrate into our lives.

The second context in which jinn occurs in the Qur'an is where we find both ins and jinn are mentioned together. Ins is a collective noun signifying humans, recognisable familiar human beings.

Word Forms

• jinns
• jinnan
• jinnah
• jinnee
• jinni
• jin

Synonyms for jinn

Depending on context, synonyms include jann, jinni, genie.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include genie, satan, djinn, nasnas, jinniyah, jann.

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