שטן

See also: שׂטן‎

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Arabic شَيْطَان‎ (šayṭān), Ge'ez ሰደጣን (sädäṭan).

Noun

שָׂטָן • (satán) m

Satan, adversary, opponent

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: Σατάν (Satán), Σατᾶν (Satân), Σατανᾶς (Satanâs)
- → Latin: Satan, Satanas
- → Old Armenian: սատան (satan)
- → Old Church Slavonic: сотона (sotona)
→ Classical Syriac: ܣܛܢܐ‎ (sāṭānā)
- → Old Armenian: սատանայ (satanay)
  - → Old Georgian: სატანა (saṭana)
    - Georgian: სატანა (saṭana)
Yiddish: שׂטן‎ (sotn)

References

Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “սատանայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 419b

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