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Iblis en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ibˈliːs/
• (Southern-England) audio

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).

Meanings

1. Satan; the Devil.
   • I do believe that Eblis hath A snare in ev’ry human path — 1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:
   • beyond these mountains, Eblis and his accursed Dives hold their infernal empire. 1786, William Beckford, Vathek; an Arabian Tale:

Forms

Synonyms

Satan

Translations (58)

ka იბლისი ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · ba иблис ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · be іблі́с ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · kk ібіліс ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · ko 이블리스 ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · uz iblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · ota ابلیس ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · pt Íblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · tr iblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · tt иблис ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · hu iblisz ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · sh ѝблис ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · kk иблис ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · th อิบลีส ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · pt Iblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · sw Ibilisi ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · dng йиблисы ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · ps ابليس ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · az iblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · ru ибли́с ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · am ኢብሊስ ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · yue 易卜劣斯 ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · tg иблис ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · kmr iblîs ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · fa-cls اِبْلِیس ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · ko 에블리스 ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · de Iblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · bn ইবলিশ ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · hi इब्लीस ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · uk іблі́с ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · ckb ئیبلیس ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · sq iblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · sh Ìblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · rhg Iblís ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · ms iblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · hy իբլիս ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · hi इबलीस ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · ja イブリース ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · bg ибли́с ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · ky иблис ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · el Ιμπλίς ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · crh iblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · tk iblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · cv иплеҫ ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · ug ئىبلىس ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · kmr îblîs ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · tr İblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · ar إِبْلِيس ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · cmn 伊布力斯 ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · sh ìblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · fa-ira اِبْلیس ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · id iblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · ur اِبْلِیس ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · fi Iblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · he איבליס ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · sh Ѝблис ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · fr Iblis ((Islam) Satan; the Devil) · eo ibliso ((Islam) Satan; the Devil)