الشيطان الأكبر
Arabic
Etymology
Calque of Persian شيطان بزرگ. The Arabic term translates to "The Greatest Devil".
Proper noun
اَلشَّيْطَان اَلْأَكْبَر • (aš-šayṭān al-ʾakbar) m
- (derogatory) The United States, particularly in regard to its perceived imperialistic actions and behaviour.
- 2019 April 23, حَسَنْ نَصْرُ الله, “5 النص الكامل لكلمة سماحة السيد حسن نصر الله في ذكرى تأسيس جمعية كشافة المهدي (عج)”, in قناة المنار [Almanar Channel]:
- يَعْنِي مَا فَشَلُوا فِي إِنْجَازِهِ وَتَحْقِيقِهِ عَسْكَرِيًّا يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَذْهَبُوا اِلَيْهِ بِالتَّجْوِيعِ وَالْحِصَارِ وَالْعُقُوبَاتِ، وَهٰذَا دَيْدَنُ الشَّيْطَانِ الْاَكْبَرِ وَالْمُسْتَكْبِرِ الْاَمِيرِكِيّ
- yaʿnī mā fašalū fī ʾinjāzihi wa-taḥqīqihi ʿaskariyyan yurīdūna ʾan yaḏhabū ilayhi bi-t-tajwīʿi wa-l-ḥiṣāri wa-l-ʿuqūbāti, wa-hāḏā daydanu š-šayṭāni l-akbari wa-l-mustakbiri l-amērikiyy
- ...meaning what they had failed to achieve militarily they want to seek by hungering, blockade, and sanctions, and this is the custom of the Biggest Satan and the American tyrant
Declension
Declension of noun الشَّيْطَان الْأَكْبَر (aš-šayṭān al-ʾakbar)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الشَّيْطَان الْأَكْبَر aš-šayṭān al-ʾakbar | — |
| Nominative | — | الشَّيْطَانُ الْأَكْبَرُ aš-šayṭānu l-ʾakbaru | — |
| Accusative | — | الشَّيْطَانَ الْأَكْبَرَ aš-šayṭāna l-ʾakbara | — |
| Genitive | — | الشَّيْطَانِ الْأَكْبَرِ aš-šayṭāni l-ʾakbari | — |
Synonyms
- اَلْوِلَايَات اَلْمُتَّحِدَة (al-wilāyāt al-muttaḥida)
- أَمْرِيكَا (ʾamrīkā)
- أَمِيرِكَا (ʾamīrikā)