Where does “Iblis” come from?

Iblis (English) comes from Arabic إِبْلِيس, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

Iblis (English): Satan; the Devil

Definitions

  1. Satan; the Devil

Ancestry of “Iblis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicإِبْلِيسIblis; Iblees, devil; demon, devil
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
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