Meanings
alternative Iblees · alternative Eblis
- IslamSatan; the Devil.
I do believe that Eblis hath A snare in ev’ry human path —
1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems1 more example
beyond these mountains, Eblis and his accursed Dives hold their infernal empire.
1786, William Beckford, Vathek; an Arabian TaleSynonyms: Satan
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSatan; the Devil.
Origin
- Ancient Greekδιάβολος
- Arabicإِبْلِيس“Iblis”
- EnglishIblis
From Arabic إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs, “Iblis”), 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).
More words from Arabic, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إِبْلِيس
- إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs)(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Bengali ইবলিশ
- ইবলিশ (iboliś)(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Bulgarian ибли́с
- ибли́с (iblís)(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Chinese Cantonese 易卜劣斯
- 易卜劣斯 (ji⁶ buk¹ lyut³ si¹)(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Chinese Mandarin 伊布力斯
- 伊布力斯 (Yībùlìsī)(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Esperanto ibliso
- ibliso(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Finnish Iblis
- Iblis(Islam) Satan; the Devil
French Iblis
- Iblis(Islam) Satan; the Devil
German Iblis
- Iblis(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Greek Ιμπλίς
- Ιμπλίς (Implís)(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Hebrew איבליס
- איבליס (iblis)(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Hindi इब्लीस, इबलीस
- इब्लीस (iblīs)(Islam) Satan; the Devil
- इबलीस (iblīs)(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Hungarian iblisz
- iblisz(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Indonesian iblis
- iblis(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Japanese イブリース
- イブリース (iburīsu)(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Korean 이블리스, 에블리스
- 이블리스 (ibeulliseu)(Islam) Satan; the Devil
- 에블리스 (ebeulliseu)(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Malay iblis
- iblis(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Portuguese Iblis, Íblis
- Iblis(Islam) Satan; the Devil
- Íblis(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Russian ибли́с
- ибли́с (iblís)(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Swahili Ibilisi
- Ibilisi(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Thai อิบลีส
- อิบลีส(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Turkish İblis, iblis
- İblis(Islam) Satan; the Devil
- iblis(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Ukrainian іблі́с
- іблі́с (iblís)(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Urdu اِبْلِیس
- اِبْلِیس (iblīs)(Islam) Satan; the Devil
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Iblis
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Iblis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iblis
“Iblis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iblis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Iblis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iblis.
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