Where does “شیطنت” come from?
شیطنت (Urdu) comes from Persian شیطنت, from Arabic شيطنَة, from Arabic شيطن, from Arabic شَيْطَان, from Arabic شَيَّطَ — to singe; to scorch.
شیطنت (Urdu): devilry; wickedness; naughtiness
Definitions
- devilry; wickedness; naughtiness
Ancestry of “شیطنت”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | شیطنت | devilry; wickedness; naughtiness |
| 2 | Arabic | شيطنَة | — |
| 3 | Arabic | شيطن | second-person feminine plural active imperative... |
| 4 | Arabic | شَيْطَان | Shaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil |
| 5 | Arabic | شَيَّطَ | to singe; to scorch |