Iblis
English
Etymology
From Arabic إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs, “Iblis”), possibly from the trilateral root ب ل س (b-l-s) with the general meaning of “despair”, بَلَسَ (balasa). Alternatively, perhaps from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ibˈliːs/
- Rhymes: -iːs
Proper noun
Iblis
- (Islam) Satan; the Devil.
- 1786, William Beckford, Vathek; an Arabian Tale:
- beyond these mountains, Eblis and his accursed Dives hold their infernal empire.
- 1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:
- I do believe that Eblis hath
A snare in ev’ry human path —
Synonyms
Translations
(Islam) Satan; the Devil
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈblis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iˈbliʃ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈbliʃ/ [iˈβliʃ]
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