عفريت

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عفريت

/ʕif.riːt/
/ʕaf.riːt/ Morocco

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From a Middle Iranian past participle āfrīd (“created”), originally an elliptic expression for *dīw afrīt (“demon’s creation”), or from the root ع ف ر (ʕ f r) related to “ash”, compare for the derivation type عَكْرُوت (ʕakrūt, “scoundrel”).

adjective عِفْرِيت · ʕifrīt · عِفْرِيتَة · عَفَارِيت · عِفْرِيتَات

Classical, dialectal, formal malicious, mischievous, wicked, knave
Classical, dialectal, formal crafty, cunning, sly, wily
Classical, dialectal, formal clever, fast, strong

noun عِفْرِيت · ʕifrīt · عَفَارِيت · عِفْرِيتَة · الْعِفْرِيت

Classical, dialectal, formal afreet, afrit, 'afrit, efreet, ifreet, ifrit; Supernatural being from Arabian folklore.
Classical, dialectal, formal demon, devil, fiend, evil spirit; Any infernal being regardless of its morals.
Similar: شَيْطَان, مَارِد
Classical, dialectal, formal goblin, sprite, genie, gremlin, elf; Any supernatural being in general.
Similar: جَانّ

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عفريت},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}