Etymology: the opposite. "satan" is the original in Hebrew
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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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The name ''Shai'tan'' is likely taken from
Shaitan
the Hebrew word for the adversary, later translated to
Satan
, or ''Sheytaan'', the Arabic word usually referring to "devil".
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The name ''Shai'tan'' is likely taken from
Satan
the Hebrew word for the adversary, later translated to
Shaitan
, or ''Sheytaan'', the Arabic word usually referring to "devil".
==Possible Cosmological Function (speculative)==
==Possible Cosmological Function (speculative)==