شیطنت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَنَة (šayṭana), from the verb شَيْطَنَ (šayṭana, “to act as the devil”).

Noun

شیطنت • (šeytanat)

  1. devilry
  2. wickedness
  3. naughtiness
  4. mischief

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شیطنت (šaytanat), from Arabic شَيْطَنَة (šayṭana), from the verb شَيْطَنَ (šayṭana, “to act as the devil”).

Noun

شَیطَنَت • (śaitanat) f (Hindi spelling शैतनत)

  1. devilry
  2. wickedness
  3. naughtiness
  4. mischief
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