# \*śṭn: 'adversary; the Devil'

> Proto-Semitic *śṭn, 'adversary; the Devil': reflexes in 4 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ś](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*śṭn |
| Meaning | 'adversary; the Devil' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

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

## Linked from

- [ś](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/index.md>)

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