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shaitān (v.n. fr. شیط 'to be burned; to perish,' etc., or fr. شطن 'to turn away in opposition'), s.m. The devil, Satan; an evil spirit, an evil genius, one who leads into error or mischief; a firebrand, a mischievous imp:—shaitān uhānā, To raise the devil; to make a terrible noise or row; to quarrel, fight;—shaitān-ćaukī, s.f. A company of mischievous little imps:—shaitān-ćhūnā, v.n. 'The devil to get or be let loose'; the evil passions (of one's nature), to be allowed vent, etc. (see shaitān lagnā):—shaitān sir-par ćahnā, 'The devil to get into (one's) head,' to be possessed by the devil; to be bent on mischief:—shaitān-singār, s.m. The devil's ornament; the peacock-flower, Cœsalpina pulcherrima:—shaitān-kālashkar, s.m. 'The devil's army'; imps, boys:—shaitān-kī āt, s.f. 'The devil's gut'; anything very long and winding (as a lane, etc.); a long and tedious story:—shaitān-kī-āla, s.f. 'The devil's aunt'; a mischief-making woman:—shaitān-kīor, s.f. 'The devil's thread'; a spider's web:—shaitān lagnā(-ko), To be possessed by the devil; to be in a devilish mood; to play the deuce; to practise all evil; to lust; to hanker (after forbidden things, or things not to be obtained); to have the head turned; to give oneself airs:—shaitān-ě-mujassam, s.m. A very devil incarnate:—shaitān maćānā, v.n.=shaitān uhānā, q.v.
Origin: Arabic