إبليس
See also: ابلیس
Arabic
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from the trilateral root ب ل س (b-l-s) with the general meaning of “despair”, بَلَسَ (balasa). Alternatively theorized to come from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “devil, accuser, slanderer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔib.liːs/
Declension
Declension of noun إِبْلِيس (ʾiblīs)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | إِبْلِيس ʾiblīs |
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| Nominative | — | إِبْلِيسُ ʾiblīsu |
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| Accusative | — | إِبْلِيسَ ʾiblīsa |
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| Genitive | — | إِبْلِيسَ ʾiblīsa |
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Related terms
- إِبْلِيسِيّ (ʾiblīsiyy)
- شَيْطَان (šayṭān)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “إبليس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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