reference to a jinni (a supernatural being that cantake human or animalform and either help or harm people) in a lamp who is under the control of a summoner. For example, in one of the stories of the Arabian Nights, a boy named Aladdin accidentally rubs a lamp and learns of its magic power as two jinnis appear to do his bidding. —MelbourneCongress Approved Glossary (2.4.92)