شیطان

See also: شيطان‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْطَان‎ (šayṭān), from verb شَيَّطَ‎ (šayyaṭa) to scorch.

Adjective

شیطان • (şeytân)

  1. devilish
  2. cunning
  3. mischievous

Noun

شیطان • (şeytân)

  1. devil

Proper noun

شیطان • (şeytân)

  1. Satan

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْطَان‎ (šayṭān), possibly from the verb شَيَّطَ‎ (šayyaṭa, “to scorch”). Compare Classical Syriac ܣܛܢܐ‎ (sāṭānā), Hebrew שָׂטָן‎ (śāṭān), Ge'ez ሠይጣን (śäyṭan), Ge'ez ሰይጣን (säyṭan).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

شیطان • (šeytân)

  1. Satan; the Devil

Noun

شیطان • (šeytân) (plural شیطان‌ها‎ (šeytân-hâ) or شیاطین‎ (šayâtin))

  1. devil

Adjective

شیطان • (šeytân)

  1. naughty
  2. devilish
  3. mischievous

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian, from Arabic شَيْطَان‎ (šayṭān), from verb شَيَّطَ‎ (šayyaṭa) to scorch.

Noun

شیطان • (śaitān) m (Hindi spelling शैतान)

  1. devil
  2. firebrand

Proper noun

شیطان • (śaitān) m (Hindi spelling शैतान)

  1. Satan
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