Shaitan

Shaitan
Shaitan Shai"tan, Sheitan Shei"tan, n. [Written also {sheytan}.] [Hind. shait[=a]n, fr. Ar. shai[.t][=a]n.] 1. Among Mohammedans: (a) An evil spirit; the evil one; the devil. (b) One of bad disposition; a fiend. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. (Meteor.) A dust storm. [India] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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