afreet
or af·rit
[ af-reet, uh-freet ]
/ ˈæf rit, əˈfrit /
noun Arabian Mythology.
a powerful evil demon or monster.
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
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