See also: שׂטן

Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

From a root relating to opposition or accusation. Compare Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān), Aramaic סָטָנָא, Ge'ez ሰይጣን (säyṭan), and Classical Syriac ܣܛܢܐ (sāṭānā).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

שָׂטָן (śāṭānm (plural indefinite שְׂטָנִים)

  1. Satan, adversary, opponent
  2. devil

Descendants edit

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “սատանայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 419b