afritn.

Brit.

/ˈafriːt/, U.S.

/ˈeɪˌfrit/,

/əˈfrit/

Inflections: Plural afrits, unchanged, afarit.

Forms:

α. 1700s– afreet, 1700s– afrit, 1700s– afrite, 1800s ufreet, 1800s– afareet (plural), 1800s– afarit (plural), 1900s– 'afrit.

β. 1800s– efreet, 1800s– 'efreet, 1800s– ifreet, 1800s– 'ifreet, 1800s– 'ifrit, 1800s– ifrit.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Arabic. Etymons: French afrite; Arabic ʿifrīt.

Etymology: < (i) French afrite (a1712 in the passage translated in quot. a1712), and its etymon (ii) Arabic ʿifrīt (Qur'an 27:39, etc.).In plural form afarit after the Arabic plural form ʿafārīt. A derivation of the Arabic word < Persian āfarīda ‘created, creature, man as created being’ is sometimes suggested, but is unlikely on phonological as well as semantic grounds.

In Arabian and Muslim mythology: a powerful jinn or demon. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > of Muhammadan demonology

jinn1684

genie1706

afrita1712

jinni1838

marid1839

a1712 W. King tr. Persian & Turkish Tales (1714) II. 604 An Afrite [Fr. Afrite], of a huge Size and horrible ugly.

1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 90 The relentless Afrits.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. xii. 314 Fit warden of the sorcery gate A rebel Afreet lay.

1813 Ld. Byron Giaour 25 Then stalking to thy sullen grave—Go—and with Gouls and Afrits rave.

1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. 8 Come down, and fear not this Efreet.

1862 F. W. Fairholt Up Nile v. 133 The lady..asserted that the father was an Efreet, or evil spirit.

1900 Strand Mag. Sept. 278/1 As soon as I am in the bottle I shall summon certain inferior Efreets, and they will replace the seal.

1986 I. Hassan Out of Egypt ii. 42 Ginns, afrits, and marids still haunt these sites at night, calling for blood.

1994 A. Gurnah Paradise (1995) 112 I'll give you a hundred fiends and a thousand afreets if you don't stop this racket.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afrit
释义	afritn. Brit. /ˈafriːt/, U.S. /ˈeɪˌfrit/, /əˈfrit/ Inflections: Plural afrits, unchanged, afarit. Forms: α. 1700s– afreet, 1700s– afrit, 1700s– afrite, 1800s ufreet, 1800s– afareet (plural), 1800s– afarit (plural), 1900s– 'afrit. β. 1800s– efreet, 1800s– 'efreet, 1800s– ifreet, 1800s– 'ifreet, 1800s– 'ifrit, 1800s– ifrit. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Arabic. Etymons: French afrite; Arabic ʿifrīt. Etymology: < (i) French afrite (a1712 in the passage translated in quot. a1712), and its etymon (ii) Arabic ʿifrīt (Qur'an 27:39, etc.).In plural form afarit after the Arabic plural form ʿafārīt. A derivation of the Arabic word < Persian āfarīda ‘created, creature, man as created being’ is sometimes suggested, but is unlikely on phonological as well as semantic grounds. In Arabian and Muslim mythology: a powerful jinn or demon. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > of Muhammadan demonology jinn1684 genie1706 afrita1712 jinni1838 marid1839 a1712 W. King tr. Persian & Turkish Tales (1714) II. 604 An Afrite [Fr. Afrite], of a huge Size and horrible ugly. 1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 90 The relentless Afrits. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. xii. 314 Fit warden of the sorcery gate A rebel Afreet lay. 1813 Ld. Byron Giaour 25 Then stalking to thy sullen grave—Go—and with Gouls and Afrits rave. 1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. 8 Come down, and fear not this Efreet. 1862 F. W. Fairholt Up Nile v. 133 The lady..asserted that the father was an Efreet, or evil spirit. 1900 Strand Mag. Sept. 278/1 As soon as I am in the bottle I shall summon certain inferior Efreets, and they will replace the seal. 1986 I. Hassan Out of Egypt ii. 42 Ginns, afrits, and marids still haunt these sites at night, calling for blood. 1994 A. Gurnah Paradise (1995) 112 I'll give you a hundred fiends and a thousand afreets if you don't stop this racket. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1712
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