Sheitan

American  

[shahy-tahn] / ʃaɪˈtɑn /

noun

1. Ash-Shaytān.

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Example Sentences

But were you Sheitan himself, it would be nothing to me.

From With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

Then by the will of Sheitan the accursed; but there will be fighting— am I not an Arab, do I not know?

From The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 4 by Parker, Gilbert

That idea was first imbibed in the Babylonish captivity, and apparently therefore must have been adopted from the Persian Ahriman, or from the "Melek Taous," the "Sheitan" still honoured by the Yezidi with mysterious fear.

From Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed by Newman, Francis William

"The daughter of Sheitan came from the fifth window, and has gone away, even as the sahib predicted, in the cart with two men," Azimoolah reported.

From The Duke Decides by Hill, Headon

Then by the will of Sheitan the accursed; but there will be fighting—am I not an Arab, do I not know?

From The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Complete by Parker, Gilbert