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Definition of Shaytan
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 Shaytan
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of shaitan) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shaytan
Literary usage of Shaytan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Popular Tales and Fictions: Their Migrations and Transformations by William Alexander Clouston (1887)
"You know not Ibn shaytan: he is dreaded throughout Cairo as a blood-drinker, whom
no man can offend with impunity. There is, in fact, not a merchant in the ..."
2. Popular Tales and Fictions: Their Migrations and Transformations by William Alexander Clouston (1887)
"You know not Ibn shaytan : he is dreaded throughout Cairo as a blood-drinker,
whom no man can offend with impunity. There is, in fact, not a merchant in the ..."
3. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah by Richard Francis Burton, Isabel Burton, Stanley Lane-Poole (1906)
"The " shaytan al-Kabir" is a dwarf buttress of rude 1 Even pitching ground here
is charged to pilgrims. 2 Some authorities advise that this rite of " Ramy ..."
4. The English Governess in Egypt: Harem Life in Egypt and Constantinople by Emmeline Lott (1867)
"shaytan! Batala ! Batala ! " The Devil! The Devil! Bad ! Bad!—that is our
abomination." I was absolutely astonished at the energetic manner in which they ..."
5. The Peasantry of Palestine: The Life, Manners and Customs of the Village by Elihu Grant (1907)
"A trickster whose cleverness was really admired and honored by his fellows was
dubbed esh-shaytan, Satan. No more enviable compliment can be paid a sharp ..."
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