djinn

Lamp-dwelling supernatural being

A djinn is a supernatural being in Islamic and Arabian mythology—a spirit created from smokeless fire, capable of appearing in human or animal form.

Djinn (also spelled jinn or genie) can be benevolent, malevolent, or neutral, and feature prominently in folklore and the Quran.

The anglicized "genie" derives from this word, though Western genies—wish-granting lamp-dwellers—represent a simplified version of the richer Islamic tradition.

arabian

genie

Magical wish-granting spirit

jinniSpirit in Islamic folklore
AladdinStoried genie summoner
lampElectric light fixture

One Thousand and One Nights · Scheherazade · folklore · sultan · bazaar · desert · oasis · caravan · Bedouin · caliphate

supernatural

spirit

Soul, mood, or liquor

entityIndependent existing thing
demonMalevolent supernatural being
daemonSupernatural attendant entity

shade · apparition · phantom · specter · wraith · ethereal · incorporeal · supernatural · paranormal · otherworldly

wishgranting

wishes

Things hoped for

three wishesFolklore's granted requests
grantingGiving formally or officially
lampElectric light fixture

bottle · summoning · master · command · boon · desire · fulfillment · bargain · contract · twist

shapeshifting

transformation

Thorough change in form

formShape or document
disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
animalMulticellular motile organism

human · smoke · fire · serpent · beast · monstrous · beautiful · deception · illusion · reveal

invisibility

unseen

Not perceived visually

hiddenKept out of sight
invisibleCannot be seen
veiledConcealed or obscured

concealed · vanish · appear · materialize · smoke · mist · cloak · undetectable · presence · watching

djinn

genie

spirit

wishes

transformation

unseen

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