A jinn is a spirit from Arabic and Muslim stories — the kind English often calls a genie. In the old tales they are not only the friendly wish-givers from children's films. They are beings of smokeless fire, some kind, some dangerous, living in a world beside ours.

A jinn isJinn是 a spirit from Arabic and Muslim stories阿拉伯和穆斯林故事裡的一種靈體——the kind English often calls a genie英文常常叫它genie。In the old tales在古老的故事裡 they are not only the friendly wish-givers from children's films他們不只是兒童電影裡那種友善、實現願望的角色。They are beings of smokeless fire他們是由無煙之火構成的存在，some kind, some dangerous有些善良、有些危險，living in a world beside ours活在與我們並存的世界裡。

In Arabic, jinn is the word for them as a group; one is a jinni. English speakers still say a jinn quite often, and you may also see the spelling djinn.

In Arabic在阿拉伯文裡，jinn is the word for them as a groupjinn是他們作為一個群體的稱呼；one is a jinni單一一個是jinni。English speakers still say a jinn quite often英語使用者仍然很常說a jinn，and you may also see the spelling djinn你也可能看到djinn這種拼法。

When English stories say genie, they usually mean this same kind of being, especially the one in a lamp — though actually that English word came in through French, and the film version is tidier and sweeter than the old stories.

When English stories say genie當英文故事說genie的時候，they usually mean this same kind of being通常指的就是同一種存在，especially the one in a lamp尤其是住在神燈裡的那個——though actually that English word came in through French不過其實這個英文字是經由法文傳進來的，and the film version is tidier and sweeter than the old stories而電影版本比古老故事裡的更整齊、更討喜。