afreet

or af·rit

[ af-reet, uh-freet ]

noun

, Arabian Mythology.

1. a powerful evil demon or monster.

afreet

/ ˈæfriːt; əˈfriːt /

noun

1. Arabian myth a powerful evil demon or giant monster

Word History and Origins

Origin of afreet¹

1795–1805; < dialectal Arabic ʿafrīt < Pahlavi āfrītan creature

Word History and Origins

Origin of afreet¹

C19: from Arabic `ifrīt

Example Sentences

And the Moor's face was white, and his features trembled, as though he had seen an Afreet, but my face was as a deep well.

From Project Gutenberg

Af'rit or Afreet, a kind of Medusa or Lamia, the most terrible and cruel of all the orders of the deevs.

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Look upon him as an Afreet to be exorcised with a cross of red-hot iron.

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It seemed as if it might be a pillar of confinement and punishment for some Afreet who had defied Heaven.

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