maridn.

Brit.

/ˈmarɪd/, U.S.

/ˈmɑrɪd/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic mārid.

Etymology: < Arabic mārid, active participle of marada to rebel. The word occurs once in the Qur'an with the sense ‘rebel’, but in later tradition denotes a fantastic being of a particular type, being represented in the popular tales as more powerful than the ʿifrīt (see afrit n., and compare quot. 1913).

In Arabian stories and Muslim mythology: a very powerful wicked genie.

ΘΚΠ

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

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1839 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights (1859) I. 72 When the Márid heard these words of the fisherman, he said, There is no deity but God!

1848 W. W. Story Graffiti d'Italia 397 From the centre hangs a crystal globe: Touch it but once, a Marid answers it, And at your nod brings all your wish may shape.

1889 J. Payne tr. Alaeddin 92 Alaeddin looked and saw a Marid.

1913 R. Kipling Egypt of Magicians in Lett. of Trav. (1920) 229 Marids and afrits, guardians of hidden gold, who choke or crush the rash seeker.

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

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	marid
释义	maridn. Brit. /ˈmarɪd/, U.S. /ˈmɑrɪd/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic mārid. Etymology: < Arabic mārid, active participle of marada to rebel. The word occurs once in the Qur'an with the sense ‘rebel’, but in later tradition denotes a fantastic being of a particular type, being represented in the popular tales as more powerful than the ʿifrīt (see afrit n., and compare quot. 1913). In Arabian stories and Muslim mythology: a very powerful wicked genie. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > of Muhammadan demonology jinn1684 genie1706 afrita1712 jinni1838 marid1839 1839 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights (1859) I. 72 When the Márid heard these words of the fisherman, he said, There is no deity but God! 1848 W. W. Story Graffiti d'Italia 397 From the centre hangs a crystal globe: Touch it but once, a Marid answers it, And at your nod brings all your wish may shape. 1889 J. Payne tr. Alaeddin 92 Alaeddin looked and saw a Marid. 1913 R. Kipling Egypt of Magicians in Lett. of Trav. (1920) 229 Marids and afrits, guardians of hidden gold, who choke or crush the rash seeker. 1986 I. Hassan Out of Egypt ii. 42 Ginns, afrits, and marids still haunt these sites at night, calling for blood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839
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