ب ل س

Sometimes theorized to come from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “devil, accuser, slanderer”). Just because it sounds somewhat similar, that doesn’t mean that it had to have its origins from a foreign Greek word.

ب ل س • (b-l-s)

1. related to despairing (of God's mercy)

• Form I: بَلَسَ‎ (balasa)
  • Active participle: بَالِس‎ (bālis)
  • Passive participle: مَبْلُوس‎ (mablūs)
• Form II: بَلَّسَ‎ (ballasa)
  • Verbal noun: تَبْلِيس‎ (tablīs)
  • Active participle: مُبَلِّس‎ (muballis)
  • Passive participle: مُبَلَّس‎ (muballas)
• Form IV: أَبْلَسَ‎ (ʔablasa)
  • Verbal noun: إِبْلَاس‎ (ʔiblās)
  • Active participle: مُبْلِس‎ (mublis)
  • Passive participle: مُبْلَس‎ (mublas)
• Form V: تَبَلَّسَ‎ (taballasa)
  • Verbal noun: تَبَلُّس‎ (taballus)
  • Active participle: مُتَبَلِّس‎ (mutaballis)
• Form X: اِسْتَبْلَسَ‎ (istablasa)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِبْلَاس‎ (istiblās)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَبْلِس‎ (mustablis)

Nouns and adjectives

• إِبْلِيس‎ (ʔiblīs, “demon”)
• إِبْلِيسِيّ‎ (ʔiblīsiyy, “demonic”)