Eblis

British  

/ ˈɛblɪs /

noun

1. the chief evil jinni in Islamic mythology

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Etymology

Origin of Eblis

Arabic Iblīs, from Greek diabolos slanderer, _devil

Example Sentences

Or at least that’s what Eblis Álvarez, an academy-trained Colombian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist wants you to believe with the release of his new album, “Meridian Brothers and El Grupo Renacimiento,” out Friday.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2022

When Eblis walked up and kissed the king on his shoulders, two things happened: The devil disappeared into a sudden burst of smoke, and the king grew two snakes from his shoulders.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

They crowd the line into gorges, from which the sun is banished, and where the moveless firs look like lost souls chained in the gloom of Eblis.

From Westward with the Prince of Wales by Newton, W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas)

There, prostrate, long lay Lilith, and there, late ’Mid dew-fall, Eblis found his stricken mate.

From Lilith The Legend of the First Woman by Collier, Ada Langworthy

Wherefore, my Eblis, it were wise to seek Surcease of grief.

From Lilith The Legend of the First Woman by Collier, Ada Langworthy