ابلیس

See also: إبليس

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔib.ˈliːs/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪb.líːs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪb.líːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪb.líːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔib.lís]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeb.líːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔib.lís]

• Rhymes: -iːs

Readings
Classical reading?	iblīs
Dari reading?	iblīs
Iranian reading?	eblis
Tajik reading?	iblis

Proper noun

ابلیس • (iblīs / eblis) (Tajik spelling Иблис)

1. (Islam) Iblis, Satan; the Devil

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِبْلِیس (iblīs), from Arabic إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪb.liːs/

Proper noun

اِبْلِیس • (iblīs) m (Hindi spelling इबलीस or इब्लीस)

1. (Islam) Iblis, Satan; the Devil

Uzbek

Proper noun

اِبْلِیس (iblis)

1. Afghan Uzbek spelling of iblis (“the Devil: Iblis, Satan”)

Derived terms

• اِبْلِیسْلِیک (iblislik, “devilry”)

Further reading

• Aimaq, Dr. Fayzullah (2007), “ابلیس”, in فرهنگ اوزبیکی به فارسی / دری [farhang-i ōzbēkī ba fārsī / darī, Uzbek-Persian/Dari dictionary] (overall work in Persian), page 144