"shetani" meaning in Swahili

See shetani in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-shetani.flac Forms: shetani class V [canonical], mashetani class VI [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|شَيْطَان}} Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān), {{root|sw|ar|ش ي ط}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} shetani class V (plural mashetani class VI)
  1. shaitan, shetani, evil spirit, demon Wikipedia link: sw:shetani Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Related terms: jini
    Sense id: en-shetani-sw-noun-Zsds5IDJ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "2": "ar",
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      },
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      "name": "root"
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mashetani class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ma"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Mythological creatures",
          "orig": "sw:Mythological creatures",
          "parents": [
            "Fantasy",
            "Mythology",
            "Fiction",
            "Speculative fiction",
            "Culture",
            "Artistic works",
            "Genres",
            "Society",
            "Art",
            "Entertainment",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "shaitan"
        ],
        [
          "shetani",
          "shetani#English"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "jini"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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    },
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ش ي ط"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mashetani class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "jini"
    }
  ],
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        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ش ي ط",
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        [
          "evil",
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        ],
        [
          "spirit",
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        ],
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          "demon"
        ]
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}

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