Also fem. jinneeyeh. [a. Arab. jinnī, fem. jinnīyeh, demon or spirit. A more frequent spelling in English is genie: see GENIE 1 b.] The sing. of prec.
[1713. trans. Arab. Nts., I. 14. It was one of those malignant Genies, that are Mortal Enemies to Mankind.]
1841. Lane, Arab. Nts., I. Introd. 8. It was a Jinnee, of gigantic stature, broad-fronted and bulky, bearing on his head a chest. Ibid., 54. As soon as my wife awoke, she shook herself, and became transformed into a Jinneeyeh.
1885. R. F. Burton, Arab. Nts., I. 27. O Jinni, thou Crown of the Kings of the Jann!
1900. F. Anstey, Brass Bottle, iv. 43. Seeing that, though a Jinneeyeh, she was of the believing Jinn.
1900. Westm. Gaz., 6 Nov., 2/2. The Jinnee turns his rooms into an Arabian Palace.
