شیطان

See also: شيطان

Khalaj

Noun

شَیطان (Şəytân) (definite accusative شَیطان‌ؽ)

1. Arabic spelling of Şəytân (“the Devil”)

Declension

    Declension of شیطان

	singular
nominative	شیطان
genitive	شیطان‌ؽن
dative	شیطان‌قا
definite accusative	شیطان‌ؽ
locative	شیطان‌چا
ablative	شیطان‌دا
instrumental	شیطان‌لا
equative	شیطان‌وارا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān).

Adjective

شیطان • (şeytân)

1. devilish, cunning, mischievous

Noun

شیطان • (şeytân)

1. devil

Proper noun

شیطان • (şeytân)

1. Satan

Persian

Alternative forms

• شِیْطون (šeytun) (colloquial, Tehrani)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃaj.ˈtɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäj.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäj.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃäj.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃäj.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃej.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃej.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [ʃejt̪ʰuːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäj.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	šaytān
Dari reading?	šaytān
Iranian reading?	šeytân
Tajik reading?	šayton

Proper noun

Dari	شیطان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Шайтон

شِیْطان • (šeytân)

1. Satan; the Devil

Noun

Dari	شیطان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	шайтон

شِیْطان • (šeytân) (plural شیطان‌ها (šeytân-hâ) or شِیاطین (šeyâtin))

1. devil

Related terms

• شِیْطانی (šeytâni)
• شِیْطانِه (šeytâne)

Adjective

Dari	شیطان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	шайтон

شِیْطان • (šeytân)

1. naughty, devilish, mischievous

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān), likely through Classical Persian شَیْطان (šaytān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃɛː.t̪ɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Adjective

شَیطان • (śaitān) (Hindi spelling शैतान)

1. mischievous
2. (literally) wicked, evil

Noun

شَیطان • (śaitān) m (formal plural شَیاطِین (śayātīn), Hindi spelling शैतान)

1. devil, satan
2. mischievous child

Proper noun

شَیطان • (śaitān) m (Hindi spelling शैतान)

1. Satan

References

• “شیطان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “شیطان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.