Djinn or Jinn may be single or multiple, depending on regional dialect.
- Sometimes jnun is used as a plural.
- The word "djinn" is sometimes mistranslated into English as "devil," although this is oversimplified and wrong unless you believe that all spirits are evil.
- Jinn are mystical beings from the Middle East and North Africa.
- Their name is derived from the word "genie."
- All people of the area, including Berbers, Jews, Muslims, and Samaritans, are aware of Jinn.
- It is not deemed safe to address Jinn by name without reason or caution.
- “The others,” “the neighbors,” “the other side,” or “the ones outside” are all euphemisms.
- In some societies, just pointing to the ground is enough to identify them.
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