See also: ابلیس

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Etymology

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Theorised to come from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, devil, accuser, slanderer). Alternatively, it has been maintained to originate 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). This would, however, require the trilateral root to take the form if'īl which, excepting إحليل, is usually associated with words of non-Arabic origin (see إدريس, إكليل, إنجيل, إبريز, and إبريق).

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Proper noun

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إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīsm

  1. (religion) Iblis, Satan; the Devil.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:34:
      وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا لِآدَمَ فَسَجَدُوا إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ أَبَى وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ
      waʔiḏ qulnā lilmalāʔikati sjudū liʔādama fasajadū ʔillā ʔiblīsa ʔabā wastakbara wakāna mina l-kāfirīna
      And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate before Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers.

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