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Definition of Shaitan
1. Noun. (Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray.
Category relationships: Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism
Generic synonyms: Djinn, Djinni, Djinny, Genie, Jinnee, Jinni
Definition of Shaitan
1. n. An evil spirit; the evil one; the devil.
Definition of Shaitan
1. Noun. An evil djinn of Arab mythology, Satan, devil ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shaitan
1. an evil spirit [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shaitan
Literary usage of Shaitan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Universalist's Book of Reference: Containing All the Principal Facts and by Everet Emmett Guild, 1811-, Everet Emmett Guild (1857)
"Statement of FACTS showing that the terms shaitan, DEVILS, SATAN, and DIABOLOS
... shaitan. — This is the word which is rendered Satan in the Old Testament. ..."
2. The Universalist's Book of Reference: Containing All the Principal Facts and by Everet Emmett Guild (1881)
"Statement of FACTS showing that the terms shaitan, DEVILS, SATAN, and DIABOLOS
... shaitan. — This is the word which is rendered Satan in the Old Testament. ..."
3. The Pamirs: Being a Narrative of a Year's Expedition on Horseback and on by Charles Adolphus Murray Dunmore (1893)
"... Desert of shaitan Kum—Pleasures of following a Chinese Force— The Black Pass—A
bad Precipice. August 16th.—More troops leaving to-day for Tash- kurgan ..."
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