English Explanatory Dictionary

shetani

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An evil spirit from East African mythology, often the subject of artwork.

Word forms

shetani

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān)bor. Swahili shetanibor. English shetani Borrowed from Swahili shetani, borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān). Doublet of shaitan.

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