Ifrit

//ɪˈfɹiːt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an.
  2. 2
    A demon, evil spirit, often associated with the underworld.

    "Then she flew firmament-wards to circle it, as was her custom, and met an Ifrit on the wing who saluted her and she said to him, "Whence comest thou?""

  3. 3
    A species of passerine bird endemic to New Guinea, in full the blue-capped ifrit.

Synonyms

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ifrita

Example

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"Then she flew firmament-wards to circle it, as was her custom, and met an Ifrit on the wing who saluted her and she said to him, "Whence comest thou?""

Etymology

From Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt).

Related phrases

blue capped ifrit

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