Etymology

shaitan

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Today it means: A demon, devil, or evil jinn. Full definition →

Arabic شَيْطَان
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shaitan · noun1

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromشَيْطَان“satan, devil”
  2. English todayshaitan

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān, “satan, devil”). Doublet of shetani and Satan.

Shaitan · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromشَيْطَان“satan, devil”
  2. English todayShaitan

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān, “satan, devil”)

Words from the same roots

Arabicشَيْطَان all →

satan

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