Sheitan

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shaitan \Shai"tan\, Sheitan \Shei"tan\, n. [Written also
     {sheytan}.] [Hind. shait[=a]n, fr. Ar. shai[.t][=a]n.]
     1. Among Mohammedans:
        (a) An evil spirit; the evil one; the devil.
        (b) One of bad disposition; a fiend. [Colloq.]
            [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


  
     2. (Meteor.) A dust storm. [India]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]