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Definition of afreet in English: afreet(also afrit) nounˈafriːtəˈfrit (in Arabian and Muslim mythology) a powerful jinn or demon. Example sentencesExamples - Some claim it is the head of a sorcerer -- or perhaps an afreet which can foretell the future.
- Yrisande is an afreet, one of the lesser djinn.
- And behind his eyes are towers and jewels and djinn, carpets and rings and wild afreets, kings and princes and cities of brass.
- The hod, a sarcophagus of black granite, was used as a trough for horses and was popularly believed to conceal a treasure protected by an afreet, genie.
- He said he was an afreet, which my Arabian Nights memories enabled me to understand.
- He does not appear to be a ghost or afrit, yet he is clearly… most unusual.
Synonyms devil, fiend, evil spirit, fallen angel, cacodemon
Origin Late 18th century: from Arabic ‘ifrīt. Definition of afreet in US English: afreet(also afrit) nounəˈfrētəˈfrit (in Arabian and Muslim mythology) a powerful jinn or demon. Example sentencesExamples - Yrisande is an afreet, one of the lesser djinn.
- He does not appear to be a ghost or afrit, yet he is clearly… most unusual.
- And behind his eyes are towers and jewels and djinn, carpets and rings and wild afreets, kings and princes and cities of brass.
- The hod, a sarcophagus of black granite, was used as a trough for horses and was popularly believed to conceal a treasure protected by an afreet, genie.
- Some claim it is the head of a sorcerer -- or perhaps an afreet which can foretell the future.
- He said he was an afreet, which my Arabian Nights memories enabled me to understand.
Synonyms devil, fiend, evil spirit, fallen angel, cacodemon
Origin Late 18th century: from Arabic ‘ifrīt. |