شیطانه
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See also: شيطانة
Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَانَة (šayṭāna), female equivalent of شَيْطَان (šayṭān).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʃaj.tɑː.na]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃejt̪ʰɒː.ne]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃäj.t̪ʰɔ.nä]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | šaytāna |
Dari reading? | šaytāna |
Iranian reading? | šeytâne |
Tajik reading? | šaytona |
Noun
[edit]شیطانه • (šeytâne)
- female equivalent of شیطان (“devil”)
- she-devil
- hag (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- poisonous snake (Can we add an example for this sense?)
References
[edit]- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “شیطانه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press