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'afara
Arabic · ancient
"to cover in dust"
meant "to rub with dust" or "roll in dust"
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'ifrit
Arabic · medieval
"powerful demon"
developed into the name for a powerful, dangerous demon mentioned in the Quran and later folklore
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afreet / ifrit
English · 1786
"monstrous demon or jinn"
entered English through translations of Middle Eastern folklore and the Arabian Nights
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