Jin″nee (jĭn″nē), n.; pl.Jinn (jĭn). (Arabian & Mohammedan Myth.) A genius or demon; one of the fabled genii, good and evil spirits, supposed to be the children of fire, and to have the power of assuming various forms. [Written also jin, djinnee, etc.]
☞ Jinn is also used as sing., with pl.jinns (�).