'sheytan' definitions:

Definition of 'sheytan'

From: GCIDE
  • Shaitan \Shai"tan\, Sheitan \Shei"tan\, n. [Written also sheytan.] [Hind. shait[=a]n, fr. Ar. shai[.t][=a]n.]
  • 1. Among Mohammedans: (a) An evil spirit; the evil one; the devil. (b) One of bad disposition; a fiend. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 2. (Meteor.) A dust storm. [India] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]