שטן
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See also: שׂטן
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a root relating to opposition or accusation. Compare Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān), Aramaic סָטָנָא, Ge'ez ሰይጣን (säyṭan), and Classical Syriac ܣܛܢܐ (sāṭānā).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]שָׂטָן • (śāṭān) m (plural indefinite שְׂטָנִים)
Descendants
[edit]- → Ancient Greek: Σατάν (Satán), Σατᾶν (Satân), Σατανᾶς (Satanâs)
- → Japanese: サタン (satan) (via English)
- → Korean: 사탄 (satan) (via Latin)
- → Chinese: 撒但 (Sādàn)
- → Thai: ซาตาน (saa-dtaan)
- → Classical Syriac: ܣܛܢܐ (sāṭānā)
- → Yiddish: שׂטן (sotn)
References
[edit]- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “սատանայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 419b