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单词 afreet
释义

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, A-frame, Afrasia, Afrasian, afreet, afresh, Afric, Africa, African, Africana
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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 Forest
  • Look upon him as an Afreet to be exorcised with a cross of red-hot iron.

    William Sharp (Fiona Macleod)|Elizabeth A. Sharp
  • Af'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
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