jinnee

Example Sentences

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So you still stick to that story about the Jinnee?

From The Brass Bottle A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts by Anstey, F.

Thou canst surely say that they are presents to thee from Fakrash-el-Aamash, a Jinnee of the Green Jinn, in return for thy kindness in releasing him from a bottle of brass.

From The Brass Bottle A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts by Anstey, F.

And it was that egregious old ass of a Jinnee, as Horace thought, with suppressed rage, who had let him in for all this, and who was now far beyond all remonstrance or reproach!

From The Brass Bottle by Anstey, F.

An 'Efreet is a powerful evil Jinnee:53 a Márid, an evil Jinnee of the most powerful class.

From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous

A gorgeous robe, stiff with gold and glittering with ancient gems, was laid out for him—for the Jinnee had thought of everything—but Ventimore, naturally, preferred his own evening clothes.

From The Brass Bottle by Anstey, F.