Genie (yairn)
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Genie is the Scots an Inglis tairm for the Arabic "jinni". In pre-Islamic Arabian meethologie an in Islam, a jinni (also "djinni" or "djini") is a member o the jinn (or "djinn"), a race o speerits.
[edit] Ordinar Idea o Genies
In Wastern feection, efter the Aladdin yairn in the Wastern version o "The Book of One Thousand and One Nights", genies bides in smaa ile laumps an gies three wisses tae the body that rubbit the laump for tae lat the genie oot, an whan the mair mischievous taks advantage o fautie sain desires. Ither, thay micht gie ae wiss a day.