عفر

Core meaning

The ifrit: a kind of Occulted being, which the text defines by what it says of itself, strong and trustworthy.

Uses

1. عِفْرِيت → "an ifrit" : an Occulted being who offers his services to Sulayman.

   • «قَالَ عِفْرِيتٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ» — "An ifrit among the Occulted said" (27:39)

Evidence from the text

The word appears only once. The ifrit presents himself: he will bring the throne before Sulayman rises from his place, and he adds: "I am surely strong for it, and trustworthy" (27:39). The strength and reliability he claims fix the sense of the word; the text places him among the Occulted.

See also

جنن (the Occulted)