jinni
single tradition · 1
Jinni are genies from Arabic tradition. They are said to have marvelous powers.
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- 0 – 2020
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wikipedia (1)
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“Wu and Davis suggested the source was jinn, or jinni "genie" (from Arabic جني jinnī). "The marvelous powers of the Hsien are so like those of the jinni of the Arabian Nights that one wonders whether the Arabic word, jinn, may not be derived from the Chinese Hsien."”
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