From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
genie \ge"nie\, g'enie \g['e]`nie\(j[=e]"n[=e]), n. [F.]
1. Same as {Genius}[1].
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2. (Islamic mythology) Same as {jinnee}.
[PJC]
3. (Fairy tales) A fabulous spirit having special powers,
often appearing in human form, which, when summoned by a
person, is required to perform the commands of the
summoner. It is based on the mythological {jinnee}; the
prototype is the genie residing in an oil lamp, summoned
by Aladdin.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jinnee \Jin"nee\, Jinni \Jin"ni\(j[i^]n"n[=e]), n.; pl. {Jinn}
(j[i^]n). [Ar.] (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 {djinnee},
{genie}, etc.]
Syn: jinn; jin; djinn.
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Note: Jinn is also used as sing., with pl. jinns.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
genie
n 1: (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and
believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence
mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals [syn:
{genie}, {jinni}, {jinnee}, {djinni}, {djinny}, {djinn}]
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]:
GENIE
General Electric Network for Information Exchange (network, GE)
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Genie /ʒeːniː/
genius; wiz
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
genie /ʒəni/
1. genius
2. genius; manofgenius
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