شیطانه

See also: شيطانة‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْطَانَة‎ (šayṭāna), female equivalent of شَيْطَان‎ (šayṭān).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃajtɑːna/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃajtɑːna/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃejtɒːne/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ʃajtɔna/

Noun

شیطانه • (šeytâne)

female equivalent of ‎ (“devil”)
she-devil
hag (Can we add an example for this sense?)
poisonous snake (Can we add an example for this sense?)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “شیطانه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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