Shaitan

[ shahy-tahn ]

/ ʃaɪˈtɑn /

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noun

Ash-Shaytān.

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Origin of Shaitan

<Arabic Shayṭān, cognate with Hebrew śātānSatan

Words nearby Shaitan

shaikh, Shaikhi, Shaikhism, shaʿir, Shairp, Shaitan, Shaiva, Shak., Shaka, shake, shake a leg

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How to use Shaitan in a sentence

When the enemy switched his searchlights off Shaitan hauled out too.
Sea Warfare|Rudyard Kipling
Yet Shaitan had had her little crumb of comfort ere the end.
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
The leader of one line was Gehenna, and the next two ships astern of her were Eblis and Shaitan, in the order given.
Sea Warfare|Rudyard Kipling

Almost as Shaitan took station behind Goblin the latter was lighted up by a large ship and heavily fired at.
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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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