شيطان shait̤ān v.n. fr. شيط 'to be burned; to perish,' c., or fr. شطن 'to turn away in opposition'
A شيطان shait̤ān (v.n. fr. شيط 'to be burned; to perish,' &c., 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:—shait̤ān uṭhānā, To raise the devil; to make a terrible noise or row; to quarrel, fight;—shait̤ān-ćaukṛī, s.f. A company of mischievous little imps:—shait̤ān-ćhūṭnā, v.n. 'The devil to get or be let loose'; the evil passions (of one's nature), to be allowed vent, &c. (see shait̤ān lagnā):—shait̤ān sir-par ćaṛhnā, 'The devil to get into (one's) head,' to be possessed by the devil; to be bent on mischief:—shait̤ān-singār, s.m. The devil's ornament; the peacock-flower, Cœsalpina pulcherrima:—shait̤ān-kā lashkar, s.m. 'The devil's army'; imps, boys:—shait̤ān-kī āṅt, s.f. 'The devil's gut'; anything very long and winding (as a lane, &c.); a long and tedious story:—shait̤ān-kī-ḵẖāla, s.f. 'The devil's aunt'; a mischief-making woman:—shait̤ān-kī ḍor, s.f. 'The devil's thread'; a spider's web:—shait̤ān 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:—shait̤ān-ě-mujassam, s.m. A very devil incarnate:—shait̤ān maćānā, v.n.=shait̤ān uṭhānā, q.v.
