שטן

See also: שׂטן

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān), Ge'ez ሰደጣን (sädäṭan).

Noun

שָׂטָן • (satán) m

1. Satan, adversary, opponent

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Σατάν (Satán), Σατᾶν (Satân), Σατανᾶς (Satanâs)
  • → Latin: Satan, Satanas
  • → Old Armenian: սատան (satan)
  • → Old Church Slavonic: сотона (sotona)
• → Classical Syriac: ܣܛܢܐ (sāṭānā)
  • → Old Armenian: սատանայ (satanay)
    • → Old Georgian: სატანა (saṭana)
      • Georgian: სატანა (saṭana)
• Yiddish: שׂטן (sotn)

References

• 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