# Ayn-Fe-Ra — عفر (Efr)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/Efr

- **Meaning:** To roll on earth, hide in the dust, roll in the dust, soil with dust, roast. Ifrun & afirun - wicked, mischievous. Afarun - wheat boiled without grease. Ufratun - intenseness of heat. Ifrit (pl. afarit) - cunning, who exceeds the bounds, one evil in disposition, wicked, malignant, stalwart, audacious, who is of large stature, one strong and powerful, sharp, vigorous and effective in an affair, exceeding ordinary bounds therein with intelligence and sagacity, chief who wields great authority.
- **Derived forms:** عِفْرِيت (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 39

- **Form in this verse:** عِفْرِيتٌۭ — ʿif'rītun · "a strong one"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

قَالَ عِفْر۪يتٌ مِنَ الْجِنِّ اَنَا۬ اٰت۪يكَ بِه۪ قَبْلَ اَنْ تَقُومَ مِنْ مَقَامِكَۚ وَاِنّ۪ي عَلَيْهِ لَقَوِيٌّ اَم۪ينٌ

Qala AAifreetun mina aljinni anaateeka bihi qabla an taqooma min maqamika wa-inneAAalayhi laqawiyyun ameen

A mischievous one among the domini said: “I will bring it to thee before thou canst rise from thy place; and I am for this strong and trustworthy.”

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-39.md_

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