User blog comment:CrashySmashy/Champion concept - Sarah Til Alexandros XVII, The Evocator/@comment-122.53.77.9-20120828045402/@comment-3974211-20120828062851

... Ifrit means genie. It's not copyright to anyone accept the arabic language.

But, that aside, it's what people think is true regardless of whether it is. The fact Bahamut, Ifrits, etc, are just arabic myths: people will make other connotations.