شیطانه

See also: شيطانة‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْطَانَة‎ (šayṭāna). Related to شَيَّطَ‎ (šayyaṭa, “to scorch”), from ش ي ط‎ (š-y-ṭ). Compare Classical Syriac ܣܛܢܐ‎ (sāṭānā), Hebrew שָׂטָן‎ (śāṭān), Ge'ez ሠይጣን (śäyṭan), Ge'ez ሰይጣን (säyṭan).

Noun

شیطانه • (šeytâne)

feminine form of شیطان‎, devil
she-devil
hag (Can we add an example for this sense?)
poisonous snake (Can we add an example for this sense?)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “شیطانه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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