Appendix:Arabic roots/ب ل س

Arabic

Etymology

Sometimes theorized to be a denominal root from إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs), from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “devil, accuser, slanderer”).

Root

ب ل س • (b l s)

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

Derived terms

• 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”)