Shaitan

[ shahy-tahn ]

/ ʃaɪˈtɑn /

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noun

Ash-Shaytān.

Origin of Shaitan

< Arabic Shayṭān, cognate with Hebrew śātān Satan

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Examples from the Web for shaitan

Yet Shaitan had had her little crumb of comfort ere the end.
Sea Warfare|Rudyard Kipling
Bid them pause, or I'll blow you all straight into the arms of Shaitan.
The Sea-Hawk|Raphael Sabatini
Almost as Shaitan took station behind Goblin the latter was lighted up by a large ship and heavily fired at.
Sea Warfare|Rudyard Kipling
It is a belief of the Kalmucks that this gloomy spot is inhabited by Shaitan, and they regard it with superstitious dread.
Some Heroes of Travel|W. H. Davenport Adams

As soon would they let loose in the world Shaitan and all the Jins.
The Treasure of the Tigris|A. F. Mockler Ferryman

British Dictionary definitions for shaitan

Shaitan

/ (ʃaɪˈtɑːn) /

noun (in Muslim countries)

Satan
any evil spirit
a vicious person or animal

Word Origin for Shaitan

C17: from Arabic shaytān, from Hebrew śātān; see Satan

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