Islam Satan
Origin of Eblis
Arabic Ibl?sEblis
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Eblis
or I·blis
noun
The principal evil spirit or devil of Islamic tradition.
Origin of Eblis
Arabic 'iblīs probably ultimately from Greek diabolos Satan, the Devil ( perhaps via Aramaic diabolos, dibolos ) ( with loss of initial d- ) ( possibly through reinterpretation as di-'iblā the one of mourning ) ( di- the one of ) ( 'iblā mourning ); see devil .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Proper noun
- Alternative form of Iblis.
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