In Islamic theology and South Asian cultural usage, Shaitan is the equivalent of Satan or the devil — the chief tempter and adversary. Used in everyday South Asian speech as an exclamation or insult, and in Indian historical usage the term was also applied to violent dust storms. The word carries genuine religious weight in Islamic contexts.
'That child is a shaitan,' her aunt declared, watching the toddler systematically dismantle the bookshelf.
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(Islam) a demon/devil; or evil jinn.
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(India, archaic) A dust storm.
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