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shaitan

shai·tan

UK/ˈʃeɪtan/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

(Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray

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Origin

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān, “satan, devil”). Doublet of shetani and Satan.

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