genie
genie — noun
- geniesingular
- geniesplural
1. In traditional Middle Eastern folktales, a supernatural creature with magical po
In traditional Middle Eastern folktales, a supernatural creature with magical powers that is usually kept inside a flask or an oil lamp. When someone frees it, the being must obey the person who released it and can perform magic tasks or make wishes come true.
Hui rubbed the old oil lamp and a genie appeared in a cloud of smoke.
genie + appear + from [container] — introduction pattern
When Dario freed the genie from its bottle, the spirit offered him three wishes.
The genie granted Amani's wish for a beautiful palace made of gold and jewels.
Elena begged her father to read where the genie comes out of the lamp.
Nikhil asked whether a genie could make someone invisible, just like in the old stories.
- jinn
the original Arabic term; more formal and religious in tone, whereas 'genie' is the everyday English word
- jinni
alternative singular spelling of the same Arabic word; used in academic or literary contexts
- spirit
broader in meaning — covers ghosts, fairies, and other supernatural beings, not just Middle Eastern folklore
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Often associated with the story of Aladdin and the magic lamp. The plural can be either genies (the regular English form) or jinn (the Arabic plural). The related spelling jinni (or djinni) refers to the same type of being in Islamic mythology.