Word Study
jinni
CIDE DICTIONARY
jinni, n. [Ar.].
A genius or demon; one of the fabled genii, good and evil spirits, supposed to be the children of fire, and to have the power of assuming various forms. [1913 Webster]
" Jinn is also used as sing. , with pl. jinns (/) ." [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
jinni
Baba Yaga, Lilith, afreet, barghest, cacodemon, daeva, demon, devil, dybbuk, evil genius, evil spirit, fiend, fiend from hell, genie, genius, ghoul, gyre, hellion, incubus, jinniyeh, lamia, rakshasa, satan, shedu, succubus, the undead, vampire, yoginiFor further exploring for "jinni" in Webster Dictionary Online