Eblis Definition
ē-blēs, ĕblĭs
noun
The principal evil spirit or devil of Islamic tradition.
American Heritage
Satan.
Webster's New World
pronoun
Alternative form of Iblis.
Wiktionary
Origin of Eblis
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Arabic ’iblīs probably ultimately from Greek diabolos Satan, the Devil (perhaps via Aramaic diabolos, dibolos) (with loss of initial d-) (possibly through reinterpretation as di-’iblā the one of mourning) (di- the one of) (’iblā mourning) devil
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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