Shaitan

[ shahy-tahn ]

noun

1. Ash-Shaytān.

Shaitan

/ ʃaɪˈtɑːn /

noun

1. 1. Satan
   2. any evil spirit
   3. a vicious person or animal

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shaitan¹

< Arabic Shayṭān, cognate with Hebrew śātān Satan

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shaitan¹

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

Example Sentences

When the enemy switched his searchlights off Shaitan hauled out too.

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Yet Shaitan had had her little crumb of comfort ere the end.

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It is a belief of the Kalmucks that this gloomy spot is inhabited by Shaitan, and they regard it with superstitious dread.

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The leader of one line was Gehenna, and the next two ships astern of her were Eblis and Shaitan, in the order given.

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

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