Where does “شیطنت” come from?

شیطنت (Persian) comes from Arabic شيطنَة, from Arabic شيطن, from Arabic شَيْطَان, from Arabic شَيَّطَ — to singe; to scorch.

شیطنت (Persian): devilry; wickedness; naughtiness

Definitions

  1. devilry; wickedness; naughtiness

Ancestry of “شیطنت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشيطنَة—
2Arabicشيطنsecond-person feminine plural active imperative...
3ArabicشَيْطَانShaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil
4Arabicشَيَّطَto singe; to scorch

Words derived from “شیطنت”

Every word from Arabic شَيَّطَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْطَان →Every word from Arabic شيطن →
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