GLOSSARY

Asher (ASH-er) – friend of Jezebel’s, son of Methuselah, son of Obed

Daleth (DOLL-eth) – Jinni portal into human world

Eliezer (Ell-ee-AY-zuhr) – Jinni Guard, son of Japeth, son of Hezekiah

Jezebel (JEZ-zuh-bell) – young Jinni shape-shifter

Jinn/Jinni (Gin/GIN-nee) – Jinn is the name of the country and the people of Jinn as a whole (i.e. the Jinn, the land of Jinn); Jinni is the singular, used to refer to an individual Jinni and also as a possessive (i.e. a Jinni, a Jinni’s Gift)

Jinni Guard (GIN-nee Guard) – the dangerous and uniquely talented Jinn who guard the royal family

King Jubal (JOO-bull) – king of Jinn

Khaanevaade (Hah-nah-vah-DAY) –a people group even older than the Jinn, the supposed ancestors of dragons

Lacklore – a beast in Jinn with the head of an ox and the body of a bear

Lamech – storekeeper

Master Yeshiva – a Jinni teacher who was banished to the human world

Mere (Mer) – meremaids and mereman, also known as mere-folk

Miriam (MEER-ree-uhm) – friend of Jezebel’s

Phillipa (PHIL-lip-uh) – friend of Jezebel’s

Prince Shem (Sheh-mm) – prince of Jinn

Queen Samaria (Saw-MARE-ree-uh) – queen of Jinn

Resh – capital city of Jinn

River Mem – the river that runs through the city of Resh

Severance – when a Jinni’s Gift is severed from its owner

Shekel (Sh-ECK-ell) – a Jinni coin of such little value it’s often thrown away

Shivah – a formal event that can last up to a full week, which allows Jinn to mourn a fellow Jinn’s passing and honor their memory. During this time Jinn do not wash their clothes, bathe, work, or travel more than a short distance until the mourning period is over.

Simon (SIGH-muhn) – friend of Jezebel’s

Traveling – a common Gift that allows Jinn to instantly cross an enormous distance in the span of a heartbeat

Urim (Yer-uhm) – one of the many floating islands of Jinn