Eblis

noun

the chief evil jinni in Islamic mythology

Word Origin for Eblis

Arabic Iblīs, from Greek diabolos slanderer, devil

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Examples from the Web for eblis

Historical Examples of eblis

Dost know what awaits thee in the halls of thy master Eblis?
Alroy
Benjamin Disraeli
Stand aside, sons of Eblis, or you shall bite the earth which curses you!'
Tancred
Benjamin Disraeli
Vathek Beckford would have made them waterways to the Hall of Eblis.
France and the Republic
William Henry Hurlbert
Let those who cannot break it, beware, for Eblis is near at hand.'
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan
James Morier
Thy heart, also, will be kindled, like those of the other votaries of Eblis.
Vathek
William Beckford

Word Origin and History for eblis

Eblis

prince of the fallen angels in Arabic mythology and religion, from Arabic Iblis. Klein thinks this may be Greek diablos, passed through Syriac where the first syllable was mistaken for the Syriac genitive particle di and dropped.