shaitan, shaytan
(noun) (Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shaitan (plural shaitans)
a demon, a devil an enemy of divine
(Islam) Iblis, Satan.
(India, archaic) A dust storm.
• Ashanti, Sanhita, T'ai-shan, Taishan, anthias, tahinas
Source: Wiktionary
Shai"tan, Shei"tan, n. [Written also sheytan.] [Hind. shaitan, fr. Ar. shaitsan.]
1. Among Mohammedans: (a) An evil spirit; the evil one; the devil. (b) One of bad disposition; a fiend. [Colloq.]
2. (Meteor.) A dust storm. [India]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
