Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs). Cognate to Hindi इबलीस (iblīs)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.bi.liːs̺/, [i.bi.liːs̺]
  • Hyphenation: އި‧ބި‧ލީސް

Noun

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އިބިލީސް (ibilīs) (plural އިބިލީސްތައް (ibilīstak̊))

  1. a devil