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单词 jinn
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Definition of jinn in English:

jinn

(also djinn)
nounPlural jinns dʒɪndʒɪn
  • (in Arabian and Muslim mythology) an intelligent spirit of lower rank than the angels, able to appear in human and animal forms and to possess humans.

    (阿拉伯和穆斯林神话中地位比天使低,能变成人形或动物,并能操纵人类的)神灵,神怪。比较GENIE

    the rebellious jinn lead men astray
    Compare with genie
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fearing that the jinn had possessed her, her mother took her to an exorcist, a middle age man who confirmed that the girl was indeed possessed.
    • As he watched Sophia dance, Muammar wondered if the others dancing with her were only jinns, evil spirits.
    • These spirits, or jinns, can be either good or evil.
    • Many Muslims believe in jinns, spirits who can change shape and be either visible or invisible.
    • Some of these places include uninhabited sites, places where an array of spirit beings including jinn and ghosts are believed to reside.

Origin

From Arabic jinnī, plural jinn.

Rhymes

agin, akin, begin, Berlin, bin, Boleyn, Bryn, chin, chin-chin, Corinne, din, fin, Finn, Flynn, gaijin, Glyn, grin, Gwyn, herein, Ho Chi Minh, in, inn, Jin, kin, Kweilin, linn, Lynn, mandolin, mandoline, Min, no-win, pin, Pinyin, quin, shin, sin, skin, spin, therein, thin, Tientsin, tin, Tonkin, Turin, twin, underpin, Vietminh, violin, wherein, whin, whipper-in, win, within, Wynne, yin

Definition of jinn in US English:

jinn

(also djinn, jinni)
nounjindʒɪn
  • (in Arabian and Muslim mythology) an intelligent spirit of lower rank than the angels, able to appear in human and animal forms and to possess humans.

    (阿拉伯和穆斯林神话中地位比天使低,能变成人形或动物,并能操纵人类的)神灵,神怪。比较GENIE

    the rebellious jinn lead men astray
    Compare with genie
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As he watched Sophia dance, Muammar wondered if the others dancing with her were only jinns, evil spirits.
    • Fearing that the jinn had possessed her, her mother took her to an exorcist, a middle age man who confirmed that the girl was indeed possessed.
    • Many Muslims believe in jinns, spirits who can change shape and be either visible or invisible.
    • Some of these places include uninhabited sites, places where an array of spirit beings including jinn and ghosts are believed to reside.
    • These spirits, or jinns, can be either good or evil.

Origin

From Arabic jinnī, plural jinn.

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