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shetani

shetani noun: an evil spirit from East African mythology, often the subject of artwork.

shetani: an evil spirit from East African mythology, often the subject of artwork
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Noun

shetani (plural shetani)

  1. An evil spirit from East African mythology, often the subject of artwork.

Forms of shetani

pluralshetani

Origin of shetani

Borrowed from Swahili shetani, borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān). Doublet of Satan and shaitan.

Questions about shetani

What does shetani mean?
Shetani means an evil spirit from East African mythology, often the subject of artwork.
What part of speech is shetani?
Shetani is a noun.
What is the plural of shetani?
The plural of shetani is shetani.

Words near shetani in the dictionary

  1. Sheskinshule
  2. shet
  3. shetadlan
  4. shetadlanim
  5. shetadlanut
  6. shetani
  7. shetar
  8. shetars
  9. Shete
  10. Shetes
  11. sheth

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