Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān), from verb شَيَّطَ (šayyaṭa, to singe).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃɛː.t̪ɑːn/, [ʃɛː.t̪ä̃ːn]

Noun edit

शैतान (śaitānm (Urdu spelling شیطان)

  1. devil
  2. firebrand
  3. one who is evil
  4. (figurative) one who is mischievous

Declension edit

Proper noun edit

शैतान (śaitānm (Urdu spelling شیطان)

  1. Satan, the Devil

Declension edit