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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

  1. devilry; wickedness; naughtiness

Ancestry of “شیطنت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشیطنتdevilry; wickedness; naughtiness
2Arabicشيطنَة—
3Arabicشيطنsecond-person feminine plural active imperative...
4ArabicشَيْطَانShaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil
5Arabicشَيَّطَto singe; to scorch
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