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ifrit
- /ɪˈfɹiːt/
- /ˈɪf.ɹɪt/
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Borrowed from Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt).
noun ifrits · 'ifrit · ʿifrīt · 'ifriit · ʿefrīt · ʿefrēt
- A kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an.
- 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?"
- A species of passerine bird endemic to New Guinea, in full the blue-capped ifrit.
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Talk about this word "ifrit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ifrit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ifrit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ifrit "ifrit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ifrit.
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@misc{ifrit_2026,
title = {ifrit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ifrit},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
