عفریت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Classical Persian ('ifrīt), from Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt).

Noun

عِفْرِيت • ('ifrît)

(Islamic mythology) ifrit.

Descendants

Turkish: ifrit

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔif.ɾiːt]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.ɾiːt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.ɾiːt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔif.ɾit̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔef.ɹiːt̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔif.ɾit̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ifrīt
Dari reading^?	ifrīt
Iranian reading^?	efrit
Tajik reading^?	ifrit

Noun

عِفْرِیت • ('ifrīt)

(Islam) ifrit.

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
- Urdu: عِفْرِیت ('ifrīt)
- Hindi: इफ़्रीत (ifrīt)
→ Ottoman Turkish: عفریت ('ifrīt)
- Turkish: ifrit
→ Punjabi: عِفْرِیت (ifrīt)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ('ifrīt), from Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt).

Noun

عِفْرِیت • (ifrīt) m

(Islamic mythology) ifrit.

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ('ifrīt), from Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt).

Noun

عِفْرِیت • ('ifrīt) m (Hindi spelling इफ़्रीत)

(Islamic mythology) ifrit.

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