djinn
Example Sentences
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Add liberal doses of djinn and divine relics, and you have yourself a stew.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023
This impulse is an ancient one: The idea that one might bind a djinn, create a golem or manipulate a god or fairy to do your bidding is inscribed deep in the human imagination.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023
Back in Istanbul, the scholar buys a “nightingale’s eye” bottle at the bazaar, from which a djinn emerges in her hotel room to grant her three wishes.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022
A yarn about a scholar and a djinn serves as a proscenium for tales from many sources, from Scheherazade to the TV news.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022
“My people call them djinn, but I believe humans refer to them as genies.”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
