إبليس
See also: ابلیس
Arabic
Etymology
Possibly originating from the trilateral root ب ل س (b-l-s) with the meaning of "despairing [of God's mercy] or confounded [and unable to see the right course]" from the verb أَبْلَسَ (ʔablasa). Alternatively theorized to come from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “devil, accuser, slanderer”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
إِبْلِيس • (ʔiblīs) m
Declension
Declension of noun إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs)
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | إِبْلِيس ʔiblīs |
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Nominative | — | إِبْلِيسُ ʔiblīsu |
— |
Accusative | — | إِبْلِيسَ ʔiblīsa |
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Genitive | — | إِبْلِيسَ ʔiblīsa |
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Related terms
- إِبْلِيسِيّ (ʔiblīsiyy)
- شَيْطَان (šayṭān)
Descendants
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “إبليس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate