שטן

See also: שׂטן‎

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Arabic شَيْطَان‎ (šayṭān), Ge'ez ሰይጣን (säyṭan), and Classical Syriac ܣܛܢܐ‎ (sāṭānā).

Noun

שָׂטָן • (satán) m

1. Satan, adversary, opponent

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Σατάν (Satán), Σατᾶν (Satân), Σατανᾶς (Satanâs)
  • → Latin: Satan, Satanas (see entries for further descendants)
  • → Old Armenian: սատան (satan)
  • → Old Church Slavonic: сотона (sotona)
• → Classical Syriac: ܣܛܢܐ‎ (sāṭānā)
  • → Old Armenian: սատանայ (satanay), սատան (satan)
    • Armenian: սատանա (satana)
    • → Aghwan: 𐕚𐔰𐕜𐔰𐕎𐔰𐔺 (saṭanay)
  • → Old Georgian: სატანაჲ (saṭanay)
    • Georgian: სატანა (saṭana)
• Yiddish: שׂטן‎ (sotn)

References

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