ifrit

== English == === Alternative forms === 'ifrit, ʿifrīt, 'ifriit, ʿefrīt, ʿefrēt, 'afreet, 'afret, 'afreit, 'afrit, 'afriit, 'efreet, 'efret, efreit, 'efriit, 'efrit, 'ifreet, 'ifret, 'ifreit, afreet, afret, afreit, afrit, afriit, efreet, efret, efreit, efriet, efrit, efriit, éfrit, ifreet, ifret, ifreit, ifriet, ifrite, ifriite === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈfɹiːt/ Rhymes: -iːt (nonstandard, spelling pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪf.ɹɪt/ === Noun === ifrit (plural ifrits) (Islam) A kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an. (Arab mythology) A demon, evil spirit, often associated with the underworld. A species of passerine bird endemic to New Guinea, in full the blue-capped ifrit. ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: イフリート (ifurīto) ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈifrit/, [ˈifrit̪] Rhymes: -ifrit Syllabification(key): if‧rit Hyphenation(key): if‧rit === Noun === ifrit (Islamic mythology) ifrit ==== Declension ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay ifrit, from Classical Malay ifrit, from Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈifrit/ [ˈif.rɪt̪̚] Rhymes: -ifrit Syllabification: if‧rit === Noun === ifrit (plural ifrit-ifrit) (Islam) ifrit === Further reading === “ifrit”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === From Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt). === Noun === ifrit (Jawi spelling عفريت, plural ifrit-ifrit or ifrit2) (Islamic mythology) ifrit ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: ifrit == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʿifrīt, “ifrit, powerful spirit or demon”), plural عَفَارِيت (ʿafārīt). The Arabic word is traditionally connected by Arabic philologists with the root ع ف ر (ʕ f r), associated with senses such as “rebellious” and “strong”. In Islamic and Arabic folklore, the word came to denote a powerful, often hostile spirit or demon, commonly treated as a type of jinn (“jinn”). Compare Danish ifrit, Swedish ifrit, German Ifrit, French ifrit and English ifrit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈfriːt/ Rhymes: -iːt Hyphenation: if‧rit === Noun === ifrit m (definite singular ifriten, indefinite plural ifriter, definite plural ifritene) (Islam, mythology) an ifrit; a large, rebellious, and often hostile spirit or demon in Arabic folklore, similar to a jinn (“jinn”) I fortellingen møter helten en mektig ifrit. ― In the story, the hero meets a powerful ifrit. ==== Hypernyms ==== åndsvesen (“spirit being”) demon (“demon”) ==== Coordinate terms ==== djinn (“jinn”) jinn (“jinn”) ghoul (“ghoul”) === References === “ifrit”, in Store norske leksikon, 26 November 2024. == Polish == === Alternative forms === afryt, efryt, ifryt === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈi.frit/ Rhymes: -ifrit Syllabification: i‧frit === Noun === ifrit m animal (Islam, mythology) ifrit (evil spirit) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “ifrit”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈfɾit/ [iˈfɾit̪] Rhymes: -it Syllabification: i‧frit === Noun === ifrit m (plural ifrits) (Islam, mythology) ifrit == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عفریت, from Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt). === Noun === ifrit (definite accusative ifridi, plural ifritler) (Islam) ifrit