عفريت
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Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]عِفْرِيت • (ʕifrīt) (feminine عِفْرِيتَة (ʕifrīta), masculine plural عَفَارِيت (ʕafārīt), feminine plural عِفْرِيتَات (ʕifrītāt)) (Classical Arabic, formal, dialectal)
Declension
[edit]Declension of adjective عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | عِفْرِيت ʕifrīt |
الْعِفْرِيت al-ʕifrīt |
عِفْرِيتَة ʕifrīta |
الْعِفْرِيتَة al-ʕifrīta |
Nominative | عِفْرِيتٌ ʕifrītun |
الْعِفْرِيتُ al-ʕifrītu |
عِفْرِيتَةٌ ʕifrītatun |
الْعِفْرِيتَةُ al-ʕifrītatu |
Accusative | عِفْرِيتًا ʕifrītan |
الْعِفْرِيتَ al-ʕifrīta |
عِفْرِيتَةً ʕifrītatan |
الْعِفْرِيتَةَ al-ʕifrītata |
Genitive | عِفْرِيتٍ ʕifrītin |
الْعِفْرِيتِ al-ʕifrīti |
عِفْرِيتَةٍ ʕifrītatin |
الْعِفْرِيتَةِ al-ʕifrītati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | عِفْرِيتَيْن ʕifrītayn |
الْعِفْرِيتَيْن al-ʕifrītayn |
عِفْرِيتَتَيْن ʕifrītatayn |
الْعِفْرِيتَتَيْن al-ʕifrītatayn |
Nominative | عِفْرِيتَانِ ʕifrītāni |
الْعِفْرِيتَانِ al-ʕifrītāni |
عِفْرِيتَتَانِ ʕifrītatāni |
الْعِفْرِيتَتَانِ al-ʕifrītatāni |
Accusative | عِفْرِيتَيْنِ ʕifrītayni |
الْعِفْرِيتَيْنِ al-ʕifrītayni |
عِفْرِيتَتَيْنِ ʕifrītatayni |
الْعِفْرِيتَتَيْنِ al-ʕifrītatayni |
Genitive | عِفْرِيتَيْنِ ʕifrītayni |
الْعِفْرِيتَيْنِ al-ʕifrītayni |
عِفْرِيتَتَيْنِ ʕifrītatayni |
الْعِفْرِيتَتَيْنِ al-ʕifrītatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | عَفَارِيت ʕafārīt |
الْعَفَارِيت al-ʕafārīt |
عِفْرِيتَات ʕifrītāt |
الْعِفْرِيتَات al-ʕifrītāt |
Nominative | عَفَارِيتُ ʕafārītu |
الْعَفَارِيتُ al-ʕafārītu |
عِفْرِيتَاتٌ ʕifrītātun |
الْعِفْرِيتَاتُ al-ʕifrītātu |
Accusative | عَفَارِيتَ ʕafārīta |
الْعَفَارِيتَ al-ʕafārīta |
عِفْرِيتَاتٍ ʕifrītātin |
الْعِفْرِيتَاتِ al-ʕifrītāti |
Genitive | عَفَارِيتَ ʕafārīta |
الْعَفَارِيتِ al-ʕafārīti |
عِفْرِيتَاتٍ ʕifrītātin |
الْعِفْرِيتَاتِ al-ʕifrītāti |
Noun
[edit]عِفْرِيت • (ʕifrīt) m (plural عَفَارِيت (ʕafārīt), feminine عِفْرِيتَة (ʕifrīta)) (paganism, mythology)
- afreet, afrit, 'afrit, efreet, ifreet, ifrit; Supernatural being from Arabian folklore.
- demon, devil, fiend, evil spirit; Any infernal being regardless of its morals.
- goblin, sprite, genie, gremlin, elf; Any supernatural being in general.
- Synonym: جَانّ (jānn)
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عِفْرِيت ʕifrīt |
الْعِفْرِيت al-ʕifrīt |
عِفْرِيت ʕifrīt |
عِفْرِيتَة ʕifrīta |
الْعِفْرِيتَة al-ʕifrīta |
عِفْرِيتَة ʕifrītat |
Nominative | عِفْرِيتٌ ʕifrītun |
الْعِفْرِيتُ al-ʕifrītu |
عِفْرِيتُ ʕifrītu |
عِفْرِيتَةٌ ʕifrītatun |
الْعِفْرِيتَةُ al-ʕifrītatu |
عِفْرِيتَةُ ʕifrītatu |
Accusative | عِفْرِيتًا ʕifrītan |
الْعِفْرِيتَ al-ʕifrīta |
عِفْرِيتَ ʕifrīta |
عِفْرِيتَةً ʕifrītatan |
الْعِفْرِيتَةَ al-ʕifrītata |
عِفْرِيتَةَ ʕifrītata |
Genitive | عِفْرِيتٍ ʕifrītin |
الْعِفْرِيتِ al-ʕifrīti |
عِفْرِيتِ ʕifrīti |
عِفْرِيتَةٍ ʕifrītatin |
الْعِفْرِيتَةِ al-ʕifrītati |
عِفْرِيتَةِ ʕifrītati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عِفْرِيتَيْن ʕifrītayn |
الْعِفْرِيتَيْن al-ʕifrītayn |
عِفْرِيتَيْ ʕifrītay |
عِفْرِيتَتَيْن ʕifrītatayn |
الْعِفْرِيتَتَيْن al-ʕifrītatayn |
عِفْرِيتَتَيْ ʕifrītatay |
Nominative | عِفْرِيتَانِ ʕifrītāni |
الْعِفْرِيتَانِ al-ʕifrītāni |
عِفْرِيتَا ʕifrītā |
عِفْرِيتَتَانِ ʕifrītatāni |
الْعِفْرِيتَتَانِ al-ʕifrītatāni |
عِفْرِيتَتَا ʕifrītatā |
Accusative | عِفْرِيتَيْنِ ʕifrītayni |
الْعِفْرِيتَيْنِ al-ʕifrītayni |
عِفْرِيتَيْ ʕifrītay |
عِفْرِيتَتَيْنِ ʕifrītatayni |
الْعِفْرِيتَتَيْنِ al-ʕifrītatayni |
عِفْرِيتَتَيْ ʕifrītatay |
Genitive | عِفْرِيتَيْنِ ʕifrītayni |
الْعِفْرِيتَيْنِ al-ʕifrītayni |
عِفْرِيتَيْ ʕifrītay |
عِفْرِيتَتَيْنِ ʕifrītatayni |
الْعِفْرِيتَتَيْنِ al-ʕifrītatayni |
عِفْرِيتَتَيْ ʕifrītatay |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَفَارِيت ʕafārīt |
الْعَفَارِيت al-ʕafārīt |
عَفَارِيت ʕafārīt |
عِفْرِيتَات ʕifrītāt |
الْعِفْرِيتَات al-ʕifrītāt |
عِفْرِيتَات ʕifrītāt |
Nominative | عَفَارِيتُ ʕafārītu |
الْعَفَارِيتُ al-ʕafārītu |
عَفَارِيتُ ʕafārītu |
عِفْرِيتَاتٌ ʕifrītātun |
الْعِفْرِيتَاتُ al-ʕifrītātu |
عِفْرِيتَاتُ ʕifrītātu |
Accusative | عَفَارِيتَ ʕafārīta |
الْعَفَارِيتَ al-ʕafārīta |
عَفَارِيتَ ʕafārīta |
عِفْرِيتَاتٍ ʕifrītātin |
الْعِفْرِيتَاتِ al-ʕifrītāti |
عِفْرِيتَاتِ ʕifrītāti |
Genitive | عَفَارِيتَ ʕafārīta |
الْعَفَارِيتِ al-ʕafārīti |
عَفَارِيتِ ʕafārīti |
عِفْرِيتَاتٍ ʕifrītātin |
الْعِفْرِيتَاتِ al-ʕifrītāti |
عِفْرِيتَاتِ ʕifrītāti |
Derived terms
[edit]- عِفْرِيتِيّ (ʕifrītiyy, “demonic”)
- تَعَفْرَتَ (taʕafrata, “to behave like a demon”)
Descendants
[edit]- Maltese: għafrit, għafrid
- → Azerbaijani: ifritə
- → Bulgarian: ифрит (ifrit)
- → Dutch: ifriet
- → English: ifrit, '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
- → Japanese: イフリート (ifurīto)
- →⇒ Estonian: afriidid
- → Finnish: ifrit
- → French: éfrit
- → German: Ifrit
- → Greek: ιφρίτ (ifrít)
- Judeo-Arabic: עִפְֿׄרִיתּ֔ (ʿifrīt)
- → Hebrew: עִפְֿרִיתּ (ʿifrīt)
- → Hungarian: ifrít
- → Italian: ʿifrīt
- → Malagasy: ifrity
- → Malay: ifrit
- Indonesian: ifrit
- → Norwegian: ifrit
- → Classical Persian: عِفْرِیت (ifrīt)
- → Polish: ifrit, afryt, efryt, ifryt
- → Portuguese: ifrite
- → Russian: ифри́т (ifrít)
- → Spanish: ifrit
- → Ukrainian: іфрит (ifryt)
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt).
Noun
[edit]عِفْرِيت (Rumi spelling ifrit, plural عفريت-عفريت or عفريت۲, informal 1st possessive عفريتکو, 2nd possessive عفريتمو, 3rd possessive عفريتڽ)
- (Islamic mythology) ifrit.
Descendants
[edit]- Indonesian: ifrit
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