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afreet
af·reet also af·rit A0127300 (ăf′rēt′, ə-frēt′) n. A powerful evil spirit or gigantic and monstrous demon in Muslim tradition.
[Arabic 'ifrīt, from Middle Persian āfrīd, created (an afreet probably being so called because it is a "creature," a creation of God or divine powers), from āfrīdan, to bless, create, from Old Iranian *āfrī-, to bless (attested in Avestan āfrī-) : *ā-, to, towards, hither + *frī-, to rejoice, please; see prī- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] afreet (ˈæfriːt; əˈfriːt) or afritn (Non-European Myth & Legend) Arabian myth a powerful evil demon or giant monster[C19: from Arabic `ifrīt]af•reet or af•rit (ˈæf rit, əˈfrit)
n. a powerful evil demon or monster in Arabian myths. [1795–1805; < dial. Arabic ‘afrīt < Pahlavi āfrītan] afreet
afreetor afrit gigantic jinn, powerful and malicious. [Muslim Myth.: Benét, 13]See: Demon |