Hindi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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शैतान (śaitānm (Urdu spelling شیطان)

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

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Proper noun

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शैतान (śaitānm (Urdu spelling شیطان)

  1. Satan, the Devil

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