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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be ādancingā after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatās how the first coffee drink was born.
