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Shaitan

[ shahy-tahn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Shaitan

/ ʃaɪˈtɑːn /

Origin of Shaitan¹

< Arabic Shayṭān, cognate with Hebrew śātān Satan

Origin of Shaitan¹

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 18, 2024petrichor

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