شَيْطان
shayṭānin
devil
শয়তানকে
Learn it in lesson 12About this word
Proper nounMasculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ش ط ن
Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an
- Singular (mufrad)شَيْطَـٰنٍۢ70 times
- Plural (jamʿ)شَيَـٰطِينَ18 times
Forms in the Qur'an
- ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُthe Shaitaanl-shayṭānu · 33 times33 times
- ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِthe Shaitaanl-shayṭāni · 12 times12 times
- ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَthe Shaitaanl-shayṭāna · 8 times8 times
- ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَthe devilsl-shayāṭīna · 5 times5 times
- ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۚthe Shaitaanl-shayṭāni · 5 times5 times
- ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُthe devilsl-shayāṭīnu · 4 times4 times
Examples from the Qur'an
And the devils have not brought it [i.e., the revelation] down.
Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils.
And [also] the devils [of jinn] - every builder and diver.