ابلیس

See also: إبليس

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔib.ˈliːs/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪb.líːs]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪb.líːs]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔib.lís]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeb.líːs]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔib.lís]

Readings
Classical reading^?	iblīs
Dari reading^?	iblīs
Iranian reading^?	eblis
Tajik reading^?	iblis

Proper noun

ابلیس • (iblīs / eblis) (Tajik spelling Иблис)

(Islam) Iblis, Satan; the Devil

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (iblīs), from Arabic إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪb.liːs/

Proper noun

اِبْلِیس • (iblīs) m (Hindi spelling इबलीस or इब्लीस)

(Islam) Iblis, Satan; the Devil

Uzbek

Proper noun

اِبْلِیس (iblis)

Afghan Uzbek spelling of iblis (“the Devil: Iblis, Satan”)

Derived terms

اِبْلِیسْلِیک (iblislik, “devilry”)

Further reading

Aimaq, Dr. Fayzullah (2007), “ابلیس”, in فرهنگ اوزبیکی به فارسی / دری [farhang-i ōzbēkī ba fārsī / darī, Uzbek-Persian/Dari dictionary] (overall work in Persian), page 144