shetani
Appearance
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Swahili shetani, from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān).
Noun
[edit]shetani (plural shetani)
- An evil spirit from East African mythology, often the subject of artwork.
Anagrams
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Swahili
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]shetani class V (plural mashetani class VI)
Descendants
[edit]- → English: shetani
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 173 Nr. 1548
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