"şeytan" meaning in Turkish

See şeytan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃejˈtɑn/, [ʃe̞jˈt̟ʰɑn̟] Audio: LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-şeytan.wav
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish شیطان (şeytan), from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān). Etymology templates: {{inh|tr|ota|شیطان|tr=şeytan}} Ottoman Turkish شیطان (şeytan), {{der|tr|ar|شَيْطَان}} Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān) Head templates: {{head|tr|noun|definite accusative|şeytanı|||plural|şeytanlar|f1accel-form=def|acc|s|f1request=1|f3accel-form=nom|p|f3request=1|head=|sort=}} şeytan (definite accusative şeytanı, plural şeytanlar), {{tr-noun|ı|lar}} şeytan (definite accusative şeytanı, plural şeytanlar) Inflection templates: {{tr-infl-noun-c|a}} Forms: şeytanı [accusative, definite], şeytanlar [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], şeytan [nominative, singular], şeytanlar [nominative, plural], şeytanı [accusative, definite, singular], şeytanları [accusative, definite, plural], şeytana [dative, singular], şeytanlara [dative, plural], şeytanda [locative, singular], şeytanlarda [locative, plural], şeytandan [ablative, singular], şeytanlardan [ablative, plural], şeytanın [genitive, singular], şeytanların [genitive, plural]
  1. (religion, Islam) devil, satan Synonyms: iblis
    Sense id: en-şeytan-tr-noun-vRjHHr-7 Categories (other): Islam, Religion Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  2. demon, bad spirit
    Sense id: en-şeytan-tr-noun-ot-bHAM6
  3. (figurative) an unholy person Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-şeytan-tr-noun-HDvS6xOt
  4. (figurative) a mischevious person Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-şeytan-tr-noun-1CJGJtUk Categories (other): Turkish entries with incorrect language header, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 19 3 19 59 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 14 11 16 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acele işe şeytan karışır, şeytan kuşu, şeytan tüyü, şeytanca, şeytanlık

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "acele işe şeytan karışır"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "şeytan kuşu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "şeytan tüyü"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "şeytanca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "şeytanlık"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "ota",
        "3": "شیطان",
        "tr": "şeytan"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish شیطان (şeytan)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "شَيْطَان"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ottoman Turkish شیطان (şeytan), from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "şeytanı",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanlar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tr-infl-noun-c",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanlar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanı",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanları",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanlara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanda",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanlarda",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytandan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanlardan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanın",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanların",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "definite accusative",
        "4": "şeytanı",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "plural",
        "8": "şeytanlar",
        "f1accel-form": "def|acc|s",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f3accel-form": "nom|p",
        "f3request": "1",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "şeytan (definite accusative şeytanı, plural şeytanlar)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ı",
        "2": "lar"
      },
      "expansion": "şeytan (definite accusative şeytanı, plural şeytanlar)",
      "name": "tr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "a"
      },
      "name": "tr-infl-noun-c"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tr",
          "name": "Islam",
          "orig": "tr:Islam",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tr",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "tr:Religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "devil, satan"
      ],
      "id": "en-şeytan-tr-noun-vRjHHr-7",
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "devil",
          "devil"
        ],
        [
          "satan",
          "satan"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion, Islam) devil, satan"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "iblis"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Islam",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "demon, bad spirit"
      ],
      "id": "en-şeytan-tr-noun-ot-bHAM6",
      "links": [
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an unholy person"
      ],
      "id": "en-şeytan-tr-noun-HDvS6xOt",
      "links": [
        [
          "unholy",
          "unholy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) an unholy person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 3 19 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 11 16 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tr",
          "name": "Mythological creatures",
          "orig": "tr:Mythological creatures",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a mischevious person"
      ],
      "id": "en-şeytan-tr-noun-1CJGJtUk",
      "links": [
        [
          "mischevious",
          "mischevious"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) a mischevious person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃejˈtɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃe̞jˈt̟ʰɑn̟]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-şeytan.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/06/LL-Q256_%28tur%29-ToprakM-%C5%9Feytan.wav/LL-Q256_%28tur%29-ToprakM-%C5%9Feytan.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/06/LL-Q256_%28tur%29-ToprakM-%C5%9Feytan.wav/LL-Q256_%28tur%29-ToprakM-%C5%9Feytan.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "şeytan"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Turkish lemmas",
    "Turkish nouns",
    "Turkish terms derived from Arabic",
    "Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
    "Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish",
    "tr:Mythological creatures"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "acele işe şeytan karışır"
    },
    {
      "word": "şeytan kuşu"
    },
    {
      "word": "şeytan tüyü"
    },
    {
      "word": "şeytanca"
    },
    {
      "word": "şeytanlık"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "ota",
        "3": "شیطان",
        "tr": "şeytan"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish شیطان (şeytan)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "شَيْطَان"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ottoman Turkish شیطان (şeytan), from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "şeytanı",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanlar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tr-infl-noun-c",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanlar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanı",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanları",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanlara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanda",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanlarda",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytandan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanlardan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanın",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "şeytanların",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "definite accusative",
        "4": "şeytanı",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "plural",
        "8": "şeytanlar",
        "f1accel-form": "def|acc|s",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f3accel-form": "nom|p",
        "f3request": "1",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "şeytan (definite accusative şeytanı, plural şeytanlar)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ı",
        "2": "lar"
      },
      "expansion": "şeytan (definite accusative şeytanı, plural şeytanlar)",
      "name": "tr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "a"
      },
      "name": "tr-infl-noun-c"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "tr:Islam",
        "tr:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "devil, satan"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "devil",
          "devil"
        ],
        [
          "satan",
          "satan"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion, Islam) devil, satan"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "iblis"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Islam",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "demon, bad spirit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an unholy person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unholy",
          "unholy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) an unholy person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a mischevious person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mischevious",
          "mischevious"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) a mischevious person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃejˈtɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃe̞jˈt̟ʰɑn̟]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-şeytan.wav",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/06/LL-Q256_%28tur%29-ToprakM-%C5%9Feytan.wav/LL-Q256_%28tur%29-ToprakM-%C5%9Feytan.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "şeytan"
}

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