djinn
/d͡ʒɪn/
djinn is the alternative spelling of jinn.
Meaning of jinn
Noun
jinn (plural jinns or jinn or jawan or jinnan or jinnah)
- 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.
- Even the sad jinn within the graven image slept[.]1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 342
Forms of djinn
| plural | djinns |
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Words that rhyme with djinn
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- chin
- Flynn
- bin
- Quinn
- sin
- tin
- Bryn
- corinne
- inn
- din
- Finn
- grin
- kin
- lin
- linn
- unpin
- Benin
- min
- shin
- violin
- wherein
- within
- akin
- been
- begin
- brin
- chin-chin
- hin
- lyn
- mandolin
- whin
- zoom in
- agin
- agrin
- Arabian jasmine
- blin
- Douyin
- edge in
- gimme some skin
- glyn
- herein
- jinn
- Karin
- kissing kin
- lecithin
- Nguyen
- nin
Questions about djinn
- What is djinn the alternative spelling of?
- Djinn is the alternative spelling of jinn.
- How do you pronounce djinn?
- Djinn is pronounced /d͡ʒɪn/.
Words near djinn in the dictionary
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