Where does “iblis” come from?
iblis (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ابلیس, from Arabic إِبْلِيس, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.
iblis (Turkish): devil; fallen angel; satan
Definitions
- devil; fallen angel; satan
Ancestry of “iblis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ابلیس | — |
| 2 | Arabic | إِبْلِيس | Iblis; Iblees, devil; demon, devil |
| 3 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |