afreets
/əˈfriːts/
noun
- In Arabian mythology, a powerful and evil spirit or demon, often made of fire.
- The old story told of an afreet that guarded a hidden treasure in the desert.
- In the tale, the hero had to outsmart a fearsome afreet to escape the cave.
- Some legends say an afreet can grant wishes, but it always twists them in a dangerous way.