In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SHAITAN
shaitan, shaytan
(noun) (Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shaitan (plural shaitans)
a demon, a devil an enemy of divine
(Islam) Iblis, Satan.
(India, archaic) A dust storm.
Anagrams
• 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
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