afreet
or af·rit
[ af-reet, uh-freet ]
/ ˈæf rit, əˈfrit /
noun Arabian Mythology.
a powerful evil demon or monster.
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Origin of afreet
1795–1805; < dialectal Arabic ʿafrīt < Pahlavi āfrītan creature
Words nearby afreet
afraid, afraid of one's own shadow, aframerican, afrasia, afrasian, afreet, afresh, afric, africa, african, african american
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Example sentences from the Web for afreet
It seemed as if it might be a pillar of confinement and punishment for some Afreet who had defied Heaven.
Overland|John William De ForestLook upon him as an Afreet to be exorcised with a cross of red-hot iron.
William Sharp (Fiona Macleod)|Elizabeth A. SharpAf'rit or Afreet, a kind of Medusa or Lamia, the most terrible and cruel of all the orders of the deevs.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
British Dictionary definitions for afreet
afreet
afrit
/ (ˈæfriːt, əˈfriːt) /
noun
Arabian myth a powerful evil demon or giant monster
Word Origin for afreet
C19: from Arabic `ifrīt
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