jinni

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The Word of the Day for June 16 is:

jinni   \JEE-nee\   noun  
    *1 : one of a class of spirits that according to Muslim demonology inhabit 
the earth, assume various forms, and exercise supernatural power 
     2 : a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who 
calls it : genie 

Example sentence:
     It's always best to stay on the good side of a jinni, and there are ways 
to placate a troublesome one.

Did you know?
     Is that "jinni" or "jinn"? "Djinni" or "djinn"? Adopted from an Arabic 
word for demon (usually represented in our alphabet as "jinni"), this word is 
spelled a variety of ways in English. All of those variant spellings are used 
to describe a supernatural spirit from Arabic mythology that is made of fire or 
air and can assume human or animal form. Mythology holds that jinn (that's the 
plural of "jinni") love to punish humans for any harm done to them and that 
they are the cause of many accidents and diseases. 

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.





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