Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
afrit .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
afrit .
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- noun Alternative spelling of
ifrit .
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Examples
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The ball of fire rose like an angry efreet, the shards of burning timbers spreading the fires to more buildings.
Father Swarat Matt Dennison 2010
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This fantasy is set is a world of sultans and sorcerers, jinn and efreet.
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The ball of fire rose like an angry efreet, the shards of burning timbers spreading the fires to more buildings.
The Dragons of Chaos Weis, Margaret 1997
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"It was an efreet, an evil spirit," Hassan whispered, rolling his eyes.
The Curse of the Pharaohs Peters, Elizabeth, 1927- 1981
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Hassan had been killed by an efreet, the ghost of the pharaoh; why look for further evidence?
The Curse of the Pharaohs Peters, Elizabeth, 1927- 1981
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Scotland Yard had failed to locate the hiding-place of the remarkable and evil man who, like an efreet of Oriental lore, obeyed the talisman of the stolen slipper, striking down whomsoever laid hand upon its sacredness.
The Quest of the Sacred Slipper Sax Rohmer 1921
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I may add that according to my Moslem friend -- who, although a man of great culture, was soaked in the traditions of his religion -- it was none other than a member of the _ginn_, an _efreet_ or evil spirit, and not
The Green Eyes of Bâst Sax Rohmer 1921
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Do you know, Cairn, the Sudanese formed the extraordinary opinion that I was an _efreet_, and this strange reputation has followed me right down the Nile.
Brood of the Witch-Queen Sax Rohmer 1921
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Instantly as any magician summoning an efreet I was answered.
The Quest of the Sacred Slipper Sax Rohmer 1921
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Sheikh Abd-Es-Samad said to the efreet: "O thou, I ask thee concerning a thing of which do thou inform us."
The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales Unknown 1889
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