shaitan
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shaitan¹
- /ˈʃeɪtan/ Multicultural London English
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān, “satan, devil”). Doublet of shetani and Satan.
noun shaitans · shaytan · sheytân · sheitan
- A demon, devil, or evil jinn. […] hence, we are always malā'ika (angels), forgetting that ashayṭān was once a malāk (angel).
- A dust storm. Dust columns are called shaitans or devils by the Beloochees, who have a superstitious feeling with regard to them.
Shaitan²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān, “satan, devil”)
proper noun Al-Shaytaan
- Iblis, Satan. Beside him two Egyptian artillerymen with their throats cut were sobbing out their lives upon the ground. "Who lays the gun this time?" asked the fierce chief, glaring at the frightened gunners. "Here, thou black-browed child of Shaitan, aim, and aim for thy life."
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Talk about this word "shaitan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shaitan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shaitan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shaitan "shaitan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shaitan.Cite this
@misc{shaitan_2026,
title = {shaitan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shaitan},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
