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Djin vs Genie - What's the difference?

djin | genie |

As a noun djin

is .

As a proper noun genie is

.

djin

English

Noun

(en noun)
    • English terms derived from Arabic ----

    genie

    English

    Alternative forms

    * djinn, djinni, djinny, jinni, jinnie, jinnee

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (Islam) An invisible spirit mentioned in the Qur'an and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals.
  • A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.

    • See also

    * ("genie" on Wikipedia) * jinx * gin English nouns with irregular plurals ----