شیطان

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Noun

شَیطان (Şəytân) (definite accusative شَیطان‌ؽ)

  1. Arabic spelling of Şəytân (“the Devil”)

Declension

    Declension of شیطان
singular
nominative شیطان
genitive شیطان‌ؽن
dative شیطان‌قا
definite accusative شیطان‌ؽ
locative شیطان‌چا
ablative شیطان‌دا
instrumental شیطان‌لا
equative شیطان‌وارا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān).

Adjective

شیطان • (şeytân)

  1. devilish, cunning, mischievous

Noun

شیطان • (şeytân)

  1. devil

Proper noun

شیطان • (şeytân)

  1. Satan

Descendants

Persian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān).

Pronunciation

 
 

Readings
Classical reading? šaytān
Dari reading? šaytān
Iranian reading? šeytân
Tajik reading? šayton

Proper noun

Dari شیطان
Iranian Persian
Tajik Шайтон

شیطان • (šeytân)

  1. Satan; the Devil

Noun

Dari شیطان
Iranian Persian
Tajik шайтон

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

  1. devil

Adjective

Dari شیطان
Iranian Persian
Tajik шайтон

شیطان • (šeytân)

  1. naughty, devilish, mischievous

Descendants

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān), likely through Classical Persian شَیْطان (šaytān).

Pronunciation

Adjective

شَیطان • (śait̤ān) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸ਼ੈਤਾਨ)

  1. mischievous
  2. (literally) wicked, evil

Noun

شَیطان • (śait̤ān) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸ਼ੈਤਾਨ)

  1. devil, satan
  2. mischievous child

Proper noun

شَیطان • (śait̤ān) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸ਼ੈਤਾਨ)

  1. Satan

References

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “شیطان”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “شیطان”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān), likely through Classical Persian شَیْطان (šaytān).

Pronunciation

Adjective

شَیطان • (śaitān) (Hindi spelling शैतान)

  1. mischievous
  2. (literally) wicked, evil

Noun

شَیطان • (śaitān) m (formal plural شَیاطِین (śayātīn), Hindi spelling शैतान)

  1. devil, satan
  2. mischievous child

Proper noun

شَیطان • (śaitān) m (Hindi spelling शैतान)

  1. Satan

References

  • “شیطان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “شیطان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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