Ifrit
/ɪˈfɹiːt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an.
- 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 A species of passerine bird endemic to New Guinea, in full the blue-capped ifrit.
Example
More examples"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).