Tucan-Tiki opened this issue on Mar 15, 2005 ยท 26 posts
cooler posted Wed, 16 March 2005 at 8:05 AM
unless it's a spelling mistake that substantially alters the meaning of what's being said, IMHO the spelling police should go find a virtual donut shop :-)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
genie ge"nie, g'enie g['e]`nie(j[=e]"n[=e]), n. [F.]
Same as Genius[1].
[1913 Webster]
(Islamic mythology) Same as jinnee.
[PJC]
(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 :
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, genii, geni, etc.]
Syn: jinn; jin; djinn.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Jinn is also used as sing., with pl. jinns.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) :
genie
n : (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: jinni, jinnee, djinni, djinny]