Where does “أم القرى” come from?

أم القرى (Arabic) comes from Arabic أُمّ — mother.

أم القرى (Arabic): Mecca

Definitions

  1. Mecca

Ancestry of “أم القرى”, step by step

أم القرى traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic أُمّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأُمّmother

via Arabic قُرَى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقُرَى
Every word from Arabic أُمّ