jinni
Example Sentences
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He pleaded with Said to remove a malevolent jinni, or spirit, that had entered his life.
From National Geographic
I was upstairs in one home and the jinni took away the stairs so I could not find my way out.
From National Geographic
Next to me was Said Suleiman Mohammed, herbalist and jinni hunter.
From National Geographic
Throughout much of the Islamic world, a jinni, or genie as it is sometimes spelled, is considered a very real spiritual phenomenon.
From National Geographic
Like a jinni of air come to bring us all to our knees.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
