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jinns

jinns is the plural of jinn.

Meaning of jinn

Noun

jinn (plural jinns or jinn or jawan or jinnan or jinnah)

  1. (Arabic culture) 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
    Synonyms:
    jann, jinni, genie

Questions about jinns

What is jinns the plural of?
Jinns is the plural of jinn.

Words near jinns in the dictionary

  1. jinniyahs
  2. jinniyeh
  3. jinniyehs
  4. jinniyya
  5. jinniyyas
  6. jinns
  7. jinny
  8. jinny road
  9. jinny roads
  10. jinnyrickshaw
  11. jinnyrickshaws

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