SHAITAN

{ ‖Shai″tan, ‖Shei″tan } (?), n. [Written also sheytan.] [[Hind. shaitān, fr. Ar. shaiṭān.]] 1. 1. Among Mohammedans: (a) An evil spirit; the evil one; the devil. (b) One of bad disposition; a fiend.
2. 2. (Meteor.) A dust storm.