*śṭn: 'adversary; the Devil'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Modern South Arabian	Šheri çeṭan (OLA80 §14.4)	OLA80 §14.4	gloss withheld
Arabic	šayṭān 'a devil; the devil, Satan' (Lane 1552)	Lane 1552
Aramaic	sāṭānā (LGz. 523; Qumran 247 apud CAL)	LGz. 523; CAL
Hebrew	śāṭān (LGz. 523)	LGz. 523

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Hebrew ś, Aramaic s and Arabic š point to *ś. Lipiński (OLA80 §14.4) cites Šheri çeṭan 'the Devil'.

Updated 26 October 2026