shaiɗan

Hausa

noun
Definitions
  • devil; Satan
  • angry or ill-tempered person

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (Satan, Shaitan, devil).

Origin

Arabic

شَيْطَان

Gloss

Satan, Shaitan, devil

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