Iblis

• Iblees, Eblis

From Arabic إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs, “”), 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).

• IPA^(key): /ibˈliːs/
• Rhymes: -iːs

Iblis

1. (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 —

• Thesaurus:Satan

• Íblis

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs).

Iblis m

1. (Islam) Iblis (the Devil)