shetani
English
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Swahili shetani, from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān).
Noun
editshetani (plural shetani)
- An evil spirit from East African mythology, often the subject of artwork.
Anagrams
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Swahili
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editshetani (ma class, plural mashetani)
Descendants
edit- → English: shetani
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 173 Nr. 1548
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