A COMPARATIVE-HISTORICAL AND ETYMOLOGICAL STUDY OF CERTAIN DEMONONYMS

Authors

  • Sapayeva Zuhra Rakhimberganovna Teacher of the Department of Foreign Philology, Urgench State Pedagogical Institute,

Keywords:

Qur’anic vocabulary, demononym, etymology, Arthur Jeffery, Iblis, Shaytan, Ifrit, Alisher Navoi, Nizami Ganjavi.

Abstract

This article explores the etymological origins and semantic development of the principal demonological terms used in the Qur’an and classical Islamic literature, namely Iblis, Shaytan, and Ifrit, from the perspective of comparative-historical linguistics. The research draws upon the studies of the orientalist scholar Arthur Jeffery and the Iranian linguist Mohammad Hasandoust to demonstrate that these lexemes are not purely Arabic in origin, but rather belong to a broader layer of borrowings derived from ancient Semitic languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, Ethiopic) and Indo-European traditions (Greek and Middle Persian). The

article further examines the transformation of these terms into theological concepts within Islamic discourse and their later artistic reinterpretation in classical Eastern literature, particularly in the works of Nizami Ganjavi and Alisher Navoi

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Published

2026-06-03

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Sapayeva Zuhra Rakhimberganovna. (2026). A COMPARATIVE-HISTORICAL AND ETYMOLOGICAL STUDY OF CERTAIN DEMONONYMS. Journal of Applied Science and Social Science, 16(6), 12–15. Retrieved from https://www.internationaljournal.co.in/index.php/jasass/article/view/4536

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Vol. 16 No. 6 (2026): Journal of Applied Science and Social Science

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